Systems Engineer - Level 3

Relocation assistance may be available. This position requires a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance prior to start and U.S. citizenship.

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history — from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Reliability Engineering (RAM&T) Team.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and conduct technical reliability analyses and evaluations for hardware using MIL-HDBK-217F or equivalent, and software reliability analysis using IEEE STD 1633-2016 or equivalent as guides using Windchill Risk & Reliability or Reliasoft package (Lambda Predict, BlockSim) software.
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (Functional, Interfaces, and Part-Level) using MIL-STD-1629 for hardware as a guide at the launch vehicle system.
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for hardware systems using Windchill Risk & Reliability software.
• Support evaluation of launch vehicle systems and associated Built-in Test (BIT) hardware/software to maximize failure mode test coverage and minimize potential for BIT false alarm.
• Evaluate and score hardware/software nonconformance reports to identify failures and use the data to calculate acceptance screening and corrective action effectiveness values; perform/support demonstrated reliability assessments.
• Coordinate with various engineering organizations to assign and plan the methods and detailed activities to demonstrate required product reliability performance.
• Analyze customer requirements and manage cost/schedule to develop reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer, and government agency reliability objectives.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics with 5 years of experience (3 years with a Master’s, 1 year with a PhD).
• Ability to discuss technical terms with design engineers of several disciplines to understand function and correlate it to reliability terms.
• 2–8 years of experience performing reliability and FMEA/FMECA/FTA analyses.
• Self-driven to complete studies independently and present results to a wide variety of audiences.
• Computer skills including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of statistics with functional knowledge of Bayesian statistical methods highly desired.
• Experience performing Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRA) a plus.
• Experience using Reliability and Statistical Software (Windchill Risk & Reliability, Reliasoft BlockSim, Reliasoft Lambda Predict, MATLAB/Python, etc.) a plus.
• Knowledge of launch vehicle systems, devices, and control theory a major plus.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $98,400.00 – $147,600.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; Northrop Grumman considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s experience, education, skills, and current market conditions when determining base salary offers. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life, including:

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business