Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Staff Integration & Test Engineer (SME) (26-424) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.
This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It provides a critical operational platform that enables national leadership and Combatant Commanders to:
- Systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations
- Monitor battle progress in real time
- Dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems
- C2BMC delivers layered missile defense capabilities that optimize response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems globally and regionally to improve overall mission performance. C2BMC is also central to ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate current and future missile defense capabilities.
The successful candidate will join the C2BMC Regional Applications Analysis team and work directly with the C2BMC Chief Analyst. This role is ideal for a seasoned missile defense systems integrator and mission analyst who brings:
- Deep Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) domain knowledge
- A proven history of integration and test leadership across real-world operations and MDA-sponsored events
- A track record of mentoring and developing the next generation of analysts
As a Senior Analyst and Systems Integration SME, you will lead integration, test, verification, and mission performance analysis activities for C2BMC regional applications. You will serve as a trusted technical authority across engineering teams, test ranges, Warfighter organizations, and DoD stakeholders—translating complex system behaviors into clear, actionable findings that drive corrective action and inform program decisions.
Essential Functions:
- Serve as a Systems Integrator and Analyst for C2BMC regional applications, providing first-line troubleshooting and in-depth root-cause analysis of issues encountered during integration, operations, testing, and training events
- Support developers through issue investigation, problem resolution, and test verification of findings, Trouble Reports (TRs), and Change Reports (CRs)
- Conduct investigations into issues uncovered during distributed and integrated ground test events that demonstrate new BMDS functionality (e.g., System Track and related capabilities)
- Produce analyses of timelines, performance, throughput, and latency for C2BMC products used in real-world events, MDA-sponsored flight and ground tests, and Warfighter training activities
- Develop and execute test verification plans that demonstrate software functionality in benchmark and continuous integration in lab environments; use the results to assess build health upon completion
- Plan and execute integration tasks to support multiple concurrent builds; provide lab demonstrations and workshops on building enhancements for internal and external customers while maintaining system stability and performance
- Serve as a primary liaison and Subject Matter Expert (SME) among engineering teams, DoD senior leaders, test ranges, Warfighter organizations, and external partners; facilitate technical interchange meetings, technical reviews, and decision-making forums.
- Support the definition and refinement of Warfighter Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Concept of Operations (CONOPS); design and manage distributed training scenarios and exercises; and provide onsite, real-time SME support during Warfighter training runs and crew certifications
- Interface with Scrum teams, build teams, and lead architects across geographically distributed sites
- Integrate manual analysis methods into automated analysis tools to improve efficiency, repeatability, and traceability
- Mentor and coach junior analysts and engineers in system design, behavioral characteristics, integration and test processes, and analysis techniques
- Contribute to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and capture technical risk metrics for program reporting, aligned with missile defense acquisition milestones
Basic Qualifications:
Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 12 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a related field with 10 years of relevant work experience; or 16 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
- Applicants must have a current, active in-scope Government-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to be cleared to Top Secret clearance
- Proven record of producing authoritative integration, test, and analysis reports for large-scale, real-time systems (e.g., performance, reliability, functional behavior, throughput, and latency)
- Hands-on proficiency with UNIX/Linux environments (including IBM AIX) and the command line
- Experience with Agile development and collaboration tools, including JIRA, Bitbucket, FishEye, and Crucible
- Strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a demonstrated commitment to reliability, quality, and mission success
- Strong understanding of systems and software engineering processes, principles, and lifecycles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to brief senior military officials, Warfighters, and technical peers on system behavior, anomalies, and analysis outcomes
- Demonstrated experience mentoring junior engineers and analysts and influencing technical decisions in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Applicants with a current, active in-scope Government-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application are highly desired
- Applicants with current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application are highly desired. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their 8140 certifications throughout the entire contract period
- In-depth, hands-on experience with the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Fire Control (GFC) product or comparable missile defense battle management and fire control architectures
- Experience supporting real-world operations, MDA-sponsored flight and ground tests, and Warfighter training, exercise, and certification events.
- Experience with BMDS System Track (BST) functionality and distributed/integrated ground test events
- Experience designing scenarios for distributed training architecture and managing distributed training exercises involving internal and external command components
- Familiarity with CORBA Interface Definition Language and with distributed, real-time system interfaces
- Experience in developing or contributing to tools for automated assessment, parsers, and data-reduction pipelines
- Experience in applying earned value management (EVM) techniques and enhancing requirements traceability
- Exposure to secure DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab and Jenkins)
- Prior U.S. military or intelligence experience in the air, missile, or space domains, including threat analysis and aircrew or Warfighter training support
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment that encourages your growth, benefiting both employees and the company. The benefits are flexible and customizable, enabling you to choose options that suit your individual and family needs. Your benefits will include the following:
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- Flexible Work Arrangements
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Primary Level Salary Range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00The 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 Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field plus 12 years of experience; alternatively, a related master’s degree plus 10 years of relevant experience, or 16 years of relevant experience without a degree.
- Current, active, in-scope government-issued Secret security clearance at application, with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
- Experience producing authoritative integration, test, and analysis reports for large-scale real-time systems, including performance, reliability, functional behavior, throughput, and latency.
- Hands-on proficiency with UNIX/Linux environments, including IBM AIX, and command-line tools.
- Experience with Agile development and collaboration tools including JIRA, Bitbucket, FishEye, and Crucible.
- Strong analytical, communication, systems and software engineering lifecycle, reliability, and quality skills.
- Experience briefing senior military officials, Warfighters, and technical peers on system behavior, anomalies, and analysis outcomes.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and analysts and influencing technical decisions.
- Current, active, in-scope government-issued Top Secret security clearance.
- Current, active government-issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher, such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, or CND.
- Hands-on experience with Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Fire Control or comparable missile-defense battle-management and fire-control architectures.
- Experience supporting real-world operations, MDA-sponsored flight and ground tests, Warfighter training, exercises, and certification events.
- Experience with BMDS System Track functionality and distributed or integrated ground-test events.
- Experience designing distributed training scenarios and managing exercises involving internal and external command components.
- Familiarity with CORBA Interface Definition Language and distributed real-time system interfaces.
- Experience developing or contributing to automated assessment tools, parsers, and data-reduction pipelines.
- Experience applying earned value management techniques and enhancing requirements traceability.
- Exposure to secure DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab and Jenkins.
- Prior U.S. military or intelligence experience in air, missile, or space domains, including threat analysis or Warfighter training support.
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