IFC Systems Engineer or Principal IFC Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

This requisition may be filled at the Level 2 or Level 3 based on requirements listed below.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in San Diego, CA and requires the ability to work on site a minimum of 2 days per week based on program needs.

What You’ll Get To Do:

As an integral part of our Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) Architecture team, you will be responsible for defining key capabilities and functions allocated to system incremental builds (IFC's), development of  the supporting Triton system architecture, and optimizing the way we work through Jira tickets to enhance collaboration across systems engineering and software design functions.

You will have the opportunity to:

•    Define technology maturity constraints as they relate to program integration events

•    Coordinate with integrated product teams for establishing threads of functions and requirements within the architecture model

•    Define and roadmap Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) efforts across the MQ-4C Triton Enterprise, driving reuse and commonality while ensuring appropriate configuration identification and management.

•    Define and drive the execution of a strategic IFC roadmap driving multiple technical baselines toward commonality while establishing software points of departure and accounting for resource utilization across programs.

•    Utilize Agile methodologies which will enable rapid capability insertion and reduce time to field Implement tools, technologies, and procedure to enable more efficient integration. 

•    Monitor and advise the creation and modification of software to meet IFC objectives.

•    Provide guidance and required documentation to maintain a current compatibility baseline.

•    Ensure consistent vertical and horizontal integration across the IPTs with respect to managing software and hardware compatibility and changes.

•    Interface with the customer on regular basis to share IFC updates, roadmap strategies, asset utilization.  Prepares briefing material in support of regular customer 

•    Maintain technical consistency across multiple levels of weapon system requirement and architecture baseline

•    Develop training resources and communicate to both internal and external stakeholders

This requisition may be filled at the Level 2 or Level 3 based on requirements listed below.

Basic Qualifications:

Systems Engineer (Level 2) consideration:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 0 years of experience with Master's degree

Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3) consideration: 

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 1 year with a PhD.

For both Level 2 and Level 3 consideration:

• 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 ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Previous software engineering, systems engineering, or technical project management experience
• Proficiency in architecture and design practices
• Willing and able to work on site a minimum of 2 days per week based on program needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and ability to interface with senior management, peers, and employees
•  General understanding of Northrop Grumman Corporation Engineering Processes
• Experience related to end-to-end testing of complex systems
• Experience with Agile/DevOps methodologies, practices, and tools
• General understanding of the software development lifecycle including software quality controls
• Experience with scripting and automation in Python

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BENEFITS STATEMENT:

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00Salary Range 2: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00The 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.