Principal Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer – RA Software System Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives.

C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

Either a Systems Engineer can fill this position with a background/experience in Software Development or a Software Engineer with a background in Systems Engineering with experience/training and a desire to support the Systems Engineering for the Software Development Team on the C2BMC program. 

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for software systems engineering products for their Scrum Team, including developing software products
• Responsible for performing in-depth analysis and technical support of systems software products, including complex problem resolution, design, development, testing, operational integration, and user support
• Supports the team that Maintains, debugs, bugs, and configures related software products
• Works from specifications to develop or modify operating systems applications
• Assists with design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, and documentation of programs
• Work with SEIT organization to decompose system requirements to good software-level requirements
• Work with SEIT organization to drive system concepts, CONOPS, and Sequences
• Work with SEIT organization to develop / update system external interfaces
• Author or assist with proposals
• Perform software design
• Software product-level use cases and sequences
• Create and maintain software design
• Algorithm Design Documents, Functional Design Documents

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related work experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of related work experience
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• Must have a current DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, CISSP, CISA, etc.) which is required to start
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• In-depth understanding of systems engineering processes and principles
• Proven track record of successfully applying system engineering principles to develop product solutions
• Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop solutions
• Experience developing system engineering artifacts:
  • Specifications
  • Interface Control Documents
  • Use Cases
  • System Architecture Descriptions
  • Trade Studies, etc.
• Must have experience with developing large, complex systems
• Software development experience developing applications
• Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop solutions
• Use of common software development and management tools such as:
  • Git
  • Nexus
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Maven or Gradle
  • Eclipse
• Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and SysML diagrams
• Experience in some or all of the following areas
  • Command and control system application development
  • Experience developing software for Unix/Linux and Windows platforms
  • Experience with Software Integration testing, including developing automated test scripts
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Experience with performance modeling
  • Experience with building management tools and pipelines
• Demonstrated experience working on large multi-site software development efforts, including external interface development
• Demonstrated experience conducting or leading:
  • Analysis of Alternatives
  • Trade Studies
  • and/or Design Evaluations
• Experience designing large command and control and/or weapon systems
• Experience in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and MBSE tools
• Experience working within an Agile development environment
• Domain experience with both Space and Missile Defense
• Experience with Systems Analysis, Model Based System Engineering, Architecture development, Virtualization, Containerization, and Cloud Computing principles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related STEM discipline and 3 years of related work experience is highly preferred
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF)
• Flexibility and willingness to take on unanticipated tasks is highly desirable
• Prior C2BMC experience is highly desired
• Automated test and pipeline development experience is desired

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

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Salary Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00The 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.