The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology.  Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and 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!

The Mission Exploitation Operating Unit (MEXOU), a part of the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering division, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to support our Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) organization as the SEIT Lead.

This position would be located at our Fairfax Virginia location.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

Roles and responsibilities of the SEIT Lead to include, but are not limited to: 

• Diplomatically interface with all levels of management, employees, internal and external customers, and vendors 

• Lead a diverse engineering team and be responsible for the end-to-end technical execution, cost, schedule, quality, and staffing for the MEXOU product line

• This position requires multidiscipline knowledge in all areas related to engineering including systems design, hardware, and integration and test.

• The candidate will be reliable, resourceful, work accurately and independently with an ability to anticipate, initiate, and follow through with all responsibilities.

• The SEIT Lead will oversee engineering program planning and execution, briefings and providing overall leadership and coordination of a multi-disciplined Engineering team. 

• Engineering Review Board representation over total systems lifecycle (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FAT and SAT) for the system technical baseline

• Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) at time of application

• Must have a completed STEM degree with below years of experience in systems engineering [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]

  • 12 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

  • 10 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

  • 8 Years of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D. (STEM)

• Must have experience in all of the below:

  • Working in a technical environment, with an interface to engineering and science leaders, managers, and employees

  • Requirements analysis, derivation, and management, CONOPs development, cost and risk analysis, and system design

  • Proactive, highly motivated, and adaptable, with excellent organizational skills including the ability to juggle multiple tasks, changing needs, and competing priorities

  • Must be able to complete a wide variety of tasks with minimal supervision

  • Able to work in a dynamic, operational environment at a government off-site

  • Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel) and intranet/internet proficiency 

• Must be willing to submit to a polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful and adjudicated polygraph

• Experience with design and development of national security space or commercial space, interfaces, and ground systems architecture and/or integration of multiple IPTs is strongly preferred

• Experience working on Agile programs and methodology

• Understanding and implementation of Model-Based Systems Engineering

• Experience working in a defense customer and aerospace industry firm

• Experience with Northrop Grumman processes and procedures 

• Familiarity with maritime and land targeting systems

• Configuration management and document management

• Process ownership, execution, and tailoring

• Ability to identify process bottlenecks and implement Process improvement with multiple stakeholder

• Knowledge of space, navy and marines

• Experience with hardware development and build process and tailoring

To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.  This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.

With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible