Space Systems/Principal Systems Engineer – TS/SCI
- Location:
- Dulles, Virginia, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector, Tactical Space Systems Division, seeks a qualified Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer to serve as a utility Systems Engineer for a Ground/Software program. This position will be located in Dulles, VA and will require some travel. Successful candidates for this position will work in a technical role for the Space Security business area. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge programs and new mission areas.
Duties include significant contributions to space vehicle ground segment systems engineering activities:
Requirement analysis and functional decomposition
System modeling and simulation
Mission analysis
Mission operations support
Conceptual, preliminary and detailed system and space vehicle design
Trade studies
Systems integration and test
System interface definition and management
Requirements/V&V
Business Development support
The candidate should be knowledgeable in system-of-systems engineering, ground segment design and integration, segment and subsystem interfaces, payloads, and/or mission operations. The role will include interface with clients, as well as regular interactions with internal engineering teammates and program management. The candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies.
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Basic Qualifications:
Systems Engineer Level (T2) - B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 2 years of experience; M.S. in STEM or related area and 0 years of experience.
Principal Systems Engineer Level (T3) - B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 5 years of experience; M.S. in STEM or related area and 3 years of experience.
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Experience working collaboratively across organizations
Experience working on Enterprise Software Products
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to task and/or manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
Experience with optimization techniques and their application to trajectory optimization and/or multi-objective optimization
Prior aerospace-related work experience for a U.S Government Agency or Contractor
Background/fundamental understand of performing statistical analysis
Experience working in a SAFe Agile SW Development Environment
Experience supporting multiple activities with competing priorities
Experience working on ground software systems