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Northrop Grumman’s SSSD has an opening for a Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer – Fault Management to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA and can be filled at either Level 2 Systems Engineer or Level 3 Principal Systems Engineer.

*Additionally, this position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining final clearances, capturing program award(s), and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding prior to start date.

The candidate must have demonstrated experience in definition, specification, application, and test of Automated Fault Management architecture, and experience in AFM test planning and execution is required. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

-Support Autonomy and Fault Management (AFM) development

-Develop and implement Fault and Autonomy onboard responses

-Support development of payload fault management architecture

-Perform fault tree and control flow analysis to identify known systems faults in order to provide mitigation techniques

-Perform Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) to FTA/Branch Termination Matrix cross-check to ensure all failures have been accounted for​

-Develop and execute verification and validation tests to be used on software simulators, test beds, and to sell-off fault management requirements

Basic Qualifications for Level 2 Systems Engineer:

-Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and 2+ years of engineering experience OR

-Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

-Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret clearance prior to start date

-Experience with System Engineering Autonomy and Fault Management architecture, design and OPSCON, or Flight Software-related Launch & Operations experience with Anomaly Resolution/Recovery background

Basic Qualifications for Level 3 Principal Systems Engineer:

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

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

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

-Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret clearance prior to start date

-Experience with System Engineering Autonomy and Fault Management architecture, design and OPSCON, and/or Flight Software related Launch & Operations experience with Anomaly Resolution/Recovery background

Preferred Qualifications:

-Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

-Active US Government DoD Top Secret clearance and/or active SCI access at time of application

*This position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining final clearances, capturing program award(s), and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding prior to start date. Additionally, this position can be filled at either Level 2 Systems Engineer or Level 3 Principal Systems Engineer.

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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