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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 5). This position is in Roy UT and will support the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.
What you will get to do:
The selected engineer will be a Systems Engineering SME and responsible for driving technical rigor into work products for the Requirements, Interfaces, and Architecture teams for the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Element. The engineer will be responsible for performing tasks and providing technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers as they execute tasking involving interface definition, requirement decomposition, and compliance tracking.
The areas of technical guidance include but are not limited to:
- Serve as Lead/Primary reviewer for Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Systems Engineering for higher level technical review boards
- Drive closure of TBXs in GN&C Systems Engineering products and closure of requirement development
- Run trade studies (as needed) for integrated GN&C products
- Ensure horizontal integration across SE product teams
- Ensure consistency across architecture and requirements decomposition
- Provide support to environmental requirement development and test strategy
- Provide support to Major Program Events (MPEs) including but not limited to ARR, IDR, FDR, CDR
- Demonstrate technical skills, organization, effective communication, and problem solving
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Must have the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- 5 years of Systems Engineering experience required
- 1 or more years of experience in the full life cycle of Systems Engineering (requirements definition/decomposition, requirements/system verification, etc.)
- 1 or more years of Requirements development, MBSE and/or verification planning
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in requirements development on Sentinel program
- Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Electrical Engineering design, and Software development
- Experience running trade studies and negotiating requirements and/or design features with the USAF customer
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Technical leadership experience in Systems Engineering
- Experience with Engineering Board Processes
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) or similar
- Experience with Critical Design Review planning and/or execution
- Experience with one or more of the following disciplines: Guidance, Navigation, & Control, Electrical Engineering design, Software Development, Hardware-Software Interfaces
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in STEM and 12 years of experience, or master's degree and 10 years, or PhD and 8 years
- U.S. citizenship
- Active DoD Secret clearance at application, current and within scope, with investigation within the last 6 years
- Ability to obtain Special Access Program approval
- At least 5 years of systems engineering experience
- At least 1 year of full life-cycle systems engineering experience
- At least 1 year of requirements development, MBSE, and/or verification planning experience
- Sentinel program requirements development experience
- Background in GN&C, electrical engineering design, or software development
- Experience running trade studies and negotiating requirements or design features with the USAF
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
- Technical leadership experience in systems engineering
- Engineering board process experience
- Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence or similar
- Critical Design Review planning or execution experience
- Hardware-software interface experience
- Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
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