Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.
Candidate will design, develop, test, validate, integrate, and maintain complex mission critical workflow management and data integration systems for the program. This includes creating end to end digital thread solutions, custom software tooling, and delivering data analytics dashboards that provide leadership level visibility into previously inaccessible data. The role requires close collaboration with program leadership, subject matter experts, and distributed development teams to ensure that every system meets functional, performance, and compliance requirements. Should be capable of performing in a high demand, fast paced Agile environment.
Candidate is expected to have advanced technical abilities in Atlassian Jira and Confluence development, as well as the ability to write custom scripts (Python, JavaScript, SQL, etc.). It is also highly preferred that the candidate has a general understanding of the technical change management process in an engineering environment.
Basic Qualifications:
Engineer Level 2 - Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development:
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree in a STEM field with 0+ years of relevant experience is required
Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
An active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years) and the ability to attain and maintain a Top-Secret US Government Clearance
Engineer Level 3 - Principal Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development:
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience is required.
Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
An active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years) and the ability to attain and maintain a Top-Secret US Government
Preferred Qualifications:
- An active, In-scope DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
- Previous or existing Program Access Request (PAR)
- Experience with Agile / Scrum
- Experience developing with ScriptRunner/Groovy, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and API integration
- Understanding of Change Management in an engineering environment
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2 or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field with no additional experience for Engineer Level 2
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field with 3 or more years of relevant experience for Engineer Level 3
- Experience with Cameo, DOORS, or a similar product
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance, with the last investigation completed within the past six years
- Ability to attain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Government clearance
- Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Ethernet communication protocols for Engineer Level 3
- Experience with Agile or Scrum
- Experience with ScriptRunner/Groovy, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and API integration
- Understanding of change management in an engineering environment
- Active in-scope DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
- Previous or existing Program Access Request (PAR)
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