Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Engineer Hardware – SEIT Hardware Architect (24-474) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Colorado Springs, CO or 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.

Essential Functions:

• Member of the Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) Resource Management Area (RMA). This role is technical lead working design and development of the hardware design, network and hardware product selection, support for procurements, and Hardware approval process for the C2BMC program, both Regional and Global.
• The selected applicant will work directly with the BOM manager and will be responsible for working with the Architecture Review Board (ARB); the Hardware Site Engineering Control Board (HSECB); and assigned engineering staff from all functional areas to support hardware and software selection, and to compile, maintain, and coordinate Bill of Material changes with Task Order Management and Customer Representatives.
• The architect will ensure specification of common hardware and software for use in all Task Orders across the program to the greatest extent possible.
• The architect will support preparation of BOM for proposal pricing as well as ongoing hardware and software evaluation to support EOS/EOL and evolution roadmap planning.

Salary range for Huntsville: $148,400 - $222,600

Salary range for Colorado Springs: $141,400 - $212,000

Basic Qualifications:

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

• An active Secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree  and 10 years of experience, or a PhD and 8 years of experience, or 16 years of related experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.

• Key Skills: Extensive HW Architecture experience. Ability to identify and define a HW baseline. Deep understanding of HW and NW device selection. Understand Procurement processes. Experience with Private On Prem Cloud systems, VMWare, HP, Dell, and other COTS products

• A proven track record of successfully applying Hardware architecture principles to system design and development
• Familiarity with the application and use of hardware, operating systems, infrastructure, with Private on prem cloud design a plus
• Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop Hardware and Infrastructure solutions using engineering processes and methods
• Experience communicating the desired capabilities to a diverse group of developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users
• Must also have a solid understanding of hardware and networking device selection, procurement processes, and baseline of hardware approaches
• Ability to support End of Sale/End of Support COA analysis
• Must have the ability to identify disconnects between hardware host and the COTS software hosted on the hardware

Preferred Qualifications:

• Identification and definition of desired hardware baseline, integration practices and methods

• Understanding and appreciation of information assurance, maintenance, operation, and logistics concerns, and their application to the requirements, design, and development phases, and MDNT program processes and work products
• Experience in ballistic missile defense or air defense operations is highly desired
• Experience with Private On Prem Cloud systems, VMWare, HP, Dell, and other COTS products and technologies is desirable
• Familiarity with Hardware maintenance and management approaches desired
• Ability to lead working groups, TIMs, and multiple teams