Principal​/Senior Principal CORE Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission System’s Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) Division is seeking a Principal / Senior Principal CORE Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals and will require 100% on-site work.

What You’ll get to Do:

As an integral part of our Foundational Systems Engineering Team, you will be a key contributor to a program that is transforming concepts into real systems and working across disciplines while balancing new and traditional implementations of systems thinking. Some of our major development programs include sensors for current and next generation air and sea platforms: including EA-18 Growler, SEWIP, unmanned programs, and other restricted programs/missions.

• Application of systems engineering processes to develop systems that meet customer requirements.

• Management of requirements, including decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation.

• Support preparations, execution, and resolution of major system design reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR, SVR, TRR, Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), etc.)

• Work with product teams in different disciplines and domains to ensure compliance.

• Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW) and system requirements.

This position is contingent on contract award, the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Basic Qualifications for Principal CORE Systems Engineer
:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, or a PhD with 1 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or other related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S Citizenship is required.

• A current/active U.S Government Secret Clearance.

• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).

• Experience in systems engineering, preferably in the aerospace or defense industries.

• Experience with system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation, functional decomposition, and interface control documentation.

• Experience participating in major systems reviews, including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, etc.

• Experience working through the systems engineering process.

• Proficient with systems engineering tools such as DOORS, CAMEO, MATLAB, or comparable software.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal CORE Systems Engineer
:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or other related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.…