Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
- Location:
- Aurora, Colorado, 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.
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer based out of Aurora, CO.
What You’ll get to Do:
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Maintain existing operations procedures up-to-date to also include lessons learned from real-time performance. Develop new procedures as required. Interface with program and customer personnel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other STEM related degree with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master's; 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application and willingness to sit for a polygraph
- Familiarity with Mission Operations Centers architectures and interfaces.
- Strong written and oral communications skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with poly
- Experience with Interface Control Document development.
- Experience in gathering requirements.
- Familiarity with Model Based Engineering (MBE) / Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and approach