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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for the Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) team. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.
As a Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Systems Engineer, you will support a team modeling product support analyses across multiple campuses. This role will involve identifying critical system requirements, implementing process improvements, and integrating various models and data. We are looking for a candidate with experience designing federations of models. A successful candidate will be innovative and comfortable solving technical problems without appreciable guidance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaboration with various groups to integrate functionality with multiple software environments
- Participation in a collaborative Agile environment
- Support modeling, simulation, and analysis activities
- Assist in integrating various analytical models and tools
- Assist in defining system requirements and finding innovative solutions to difficult technical problems
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with a minimum of 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD
- Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
- Demonstrated technical experience in MS&A areas to include V&V
- Experience developing V&V artifacts
- Proficiency in MBSE tools (Cameo, DOORs, CPLM, PLM, or similar)
- Experience guiding technical documents through review processes in a DoD environment
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Proficiency with scripting (Python, C++/C#, SQL, MATLAB, R or similar)
- Proactive self-starter capable of identifying gaps and problems in/with processes and proposing and implementing solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience with Ansys ModelCenter
- Demonstrated experience meeting business requirements with only general guidance and little pre-existing structure
- Experience related to Product Support Analysis and/or Logistics Support Analysis
- Experience with Agile Release Train (ART) or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Experience identifying end-users requirements, understanding their experiences, needs and preferences for a final product, and developing user-need statements
Position Benefits
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
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This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
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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 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics with 12 years of experience; alternatively, 10 years with a master’s degree or 8 years with a PhD
- U.S. citizenship
- Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at application, with an investigation completed within the last six years
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program approval
- Technical experience in Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis, including verification and validation
- Experience developing verification and validation artifacts
- Proficiency with MBSE tools such as Cameo, DOORS, CPLM, or PLM
- Experience guiding technical documents through review processes in a Department of Defense environment
- Proficiency with scripting or programming languages such as Python, C++, C#, SQL, MATLAB, or R
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Proactive problem-solving and process improvement capability
- Experience with Ansys ModelCenter
- Experience meeting business requirements with general guidance and limited existing structure
- Experience with Product Support Analysis or Logistics Support Analysis
- Experience with Agile Release Train or Scaled Agile Framework
- Experience identifying end-user requirements and developing user-need statements
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