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Northrop Grumman’s SSSD has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer to support the operations of a 24x7 critical system located at a field site located in Aurora, CO. This position will include a comprehensive, 20-week training course intended to provide knowledge of a complex operational system of systems. At the completion of this training, the employee will perform a set of 12-hour crew shifts and complete an on-the-job (OJT) checklist to become a certified system controller (SC).

*This position is contingent upon holding final clearances, obtaining customer approval, acquiring and maintaining associated customer and/or business funding, and possessing special program access(es) prior to start date.

The Site Operations team is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer who will be responsible for the following:

-Development of products and CONOPs for the 24x7 operation of a mission critical system

-Troubleshooting of real-world operations issues

-Trending of operational data and simulation of products and CONOPs prior to transition to operations

-Returning systems to an operational state, ensuring the health and safety of the systems while maximizing mission availability

-Review or development of standard operating procedures that are executed real time on the operational system for standard events and anomaly recoveries

-Developing scripts and products to automate the operations of complex systems

-Develop suites of operational products for newly delivered systems

-Ability and willingness to work rotating 12-hour shifts which will be scheduled from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm. These shifts can run 4 days on, 4 days off including weekends and holidays for 3-9 months at a time.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Engineer:

-Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 5+ years of engineering experience OR

-Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 3+ years of engineering experience OR

-PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 1+ year(s) of engineering experience

-Experience with Linux

-Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Matlab

-Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret clearance, SCI access, and complete a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph examination prior to start date

-Ability to work at least three 12-hour proficiency shifts a month which will be scheduled from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm

 
Preferred Qualifications:

-Ability to work as an effective member of a badge-less team, be self-motivated, and work under general direction while independently determining and developing approaches to solutions

*This position is contingent upon holding final clearances, obtaining customer approval, acquiring and maintaining associated customer and/or business funding, and possessing special program access(es) prior to start date.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

-Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

-401k

-Educational Assistance

-Life Insurance

-Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

-Paid Time Off

-Health & Wellness Resources

-Employee Discounts

-Flexible Schedules: For example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

-For more details, please view Northrop Grumman Benefits.

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