Staff Engineer Systems

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our organization is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. 

We are looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. As a Staff Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

  

What You’ll get to Do:

• Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts.
• Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design.
• 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).
• Coach team members on developing the requirements, architecture, design, and implementation in the model

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Systems, Software, or related STEM degree field with 12 years of experience, or 9 years of experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 6 years with a STEM PhD
• Subject matter expert in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience serving as an Enterprise MBSE Lead, providing guidance and leadership on system engineering applications and methodologies
• Proven ability to deliver MBSE direction and support to system engineering teams
• Strong communication and coordination skills, enabling effective cross-organizational technical discussions to enhance system architectures
• Demonstrated ability to define processes aimed at implementing MBSE and mission engineering principles
• Proven experience presenting system architectures to customers and stakeholders
• Strong experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo Enterprise Architecture to model large systems with multiple developers
• Experience exporting documentation out of a model-based environment
• Experience leading MBSE trainings and workshops for other systems engineers
• CLEARANCE: A current/active U.S Government Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leveraging MBSE to achieve strategic and operational outcomes in high-stakes environments
• Experience with implementing System of Systems MBSE methodologies across multiple system models
• Experience implementing MBSE system models across security enclaves
• Experience as a manager for Systems and/or Cyber Systems engineers
• Experience with NC3 systems and architectures
• OCSMP certifications - Model Builder Fundamental and Model Builder Intermediate
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00

The 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.