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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a System Deployment Capability Lead Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Level 4) to join the team located in Roy UT, Bellevue NE, Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, or Manhattan Beach, CA in support of 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 join the Command Systems team leading activities including requirements definition / allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability across the ground segment of the Sentinel Weapon System.
Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
- Lead a small team of systems engineers to develop systems engineering artifacts across Logistics, PM&P, RAM-C, System Safety, and Human Factors specialty threads
- Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature allocation of compliance requirements to prioritize life-cycle and sustainability costs supporting life-cycle cost model maturation
- Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.
- Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical).
- Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
- Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration).
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 8 years of experience; or master’s degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 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.
- 2+ years of experience with requirements management/analysis/allocations
- 2+ years of experience with Model-Based Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBE/MBSE) practices, languages and/or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDraw
- 2+ years of experience with one or more of the following: Command & Control (C2), physical security, cybersecurity, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems/processes, communications systems, facility design, military aerospace development (e.g. Sentinel, Minute Man III, B-2, B-21 delivery systems)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
- Demonstrated understanding of the Systems Engineering Vee Model
- 3+ years of experience in model-based systems engineering; thread-based system decomposition, requirements engineering, system modeling in SysML
- Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Methodology and systems thinking
- Excellent collaboration skills and experience working across product, design, and systems engineering teams with various stakeholder communities
- Demonstrated understanding of missile range safety requirements (AFSPCMAN 91-710). Deep technical understanding of Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO), as well as the engineering requirements forFlight Termination Systems (FTS) and Command Destruct ground subsystems
- Proven experience leading Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Cost (RAM-C) engineering efforts for distributed systems, including defining Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
- Advanced expertise in Human Factors Engineering (HFE) compliance, specifically regarding user-interface design, workload modeling, and situational awareness for operators in launch control or command facilities
- Direct experience authoring and enforcing Program Protection Plans (PPP), identifying Critical Program Information (CPI), and implementing anti-tamper and supply chain risk mitigations
- Experience with ICBM weapon system engineering and integration
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
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: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00The 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 with 8 years of experience, master’s degree with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years
- U.S. citizenship
- Active DoD Secret clearance at application; current, within scope, with investigation within the last 6 years
- Ability to obtain Special Access Program approval within a reasonable period
- At least 2 years of requirements management, analysis, or allocation experience
- At least 2 years of Model-Based Engineering or Model-Based Systems Engineering experience using practices, languages, or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or MagicDraw
- At least 2 years of experience with Command and Control, physical security, cybersecurity, NC3 systems or processes, communications systems, facility design, or military aerospace development
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance
- Understanding of the Systems Engineering Vee Model
- At least 3 years of model-based systems engineering, thread-based decomposition, requirements engineering, and SysML system modeling experience
- Experience documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Methodology and systems thinking
- Excellent collaboration skills across product, design, systems engineering, and stakeholder teams
- Understanding of missile range safety requirements, HERO, Flight Termination Systems, and Command Destruct ground subsystems
- Experience leading RAM-C engineering efforts, including FMECA and LORA
- Advanced Human Factors Engineering experience involving user-interface design, workload modeling, and operator situational awareness
- Experience authoring and enforcing Program Protection Plans, identifying Critical Program Information, and implementing anti-tamper and supply chain risk mitigations
- Experience with ICBM weapon system engineering and integration
- Experience developing complex systems on large programs
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