Systems Engineer Systems - Level 4 - R10214651

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Principal Systems Engineer

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Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance type:
Interim Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, we offer incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world. Our pioneering spirit and culture of intellectual curiosity enable us to be at the forefront of technological advancements—from the first flight across the Atlantic to moon landings and stealth bombers.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the GPI program’s Test & Evaluation Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program. The T&E IPT has whole‑landscape ownership of the program’s test campaign through Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The IPT is accountable for ensuring ground and flight test hardware is ready for test execution and post‑test data certification.

The candidate should have strong technical depth in test and evaluation, with emphasis on using environmental requirements and systems specifications to forge test requirements for component, subsystem, and system.

This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ.

• Act as primary POC for T&E IPT to compile data products that support GPI’s execution of the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) path to IOC. This includes assisting in major program artifacts such as the Verification Execution Plan (VEP), Test Execution Plan (TEP), Analysis Execution Plan (AEP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) input, and Hardware Utilization Matrix (HUM). Focus for this candidate will be the VEP and TEP.
• Support T&E IPT ownership of the development and maturity of the VEP, TEP, and HUM to include units under test, software configuration, special test equipment, and software for special test equipment. These user deliverable artifacts will represent the test and evaluation landscape of the program.
• Lead program hardware responsible engineers to establish the qualification test strategy tracing requirements to verification events including performance model anchoring in support of integrated system performance path to IOC.
• Bridge the Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Verification and Validation (“V” process) through test execution. This includes working closely to derive All‑Up‑Round (AUR) Environments and helping architect a path to an efficient Qualification / Environmental Navy Certification path to IOC.

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Interim Secret DoD security clearance, or higher – Most work is performed in a closed area.
• Working knowledge of Systems Engineering life cycle from concepts through production and sustainment.
• Experience in developing test requirements based on system specifications and system engineering requirement derivation.
• Self‑starter able to work with minimal guidance and confidently engage, direct, and educate hardware leads on how they fit into the overall master test plan, including engineering, design verification, risk reduction, qualification, and certification testing that is specific to their hardware and ultimately augments the systems test.
• Capability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical personnel.

• Active US DoD Secret security clearance, or higher.
• Systems Engineering background with test and evaluation experience.
• Willingness to work in fast‑paced development programs.
• Experience with tailoring and test planning to SMC‑S‑016 guideline.
• Experience creating testing and maturation roadmaps to achieve a demonstrated TRL level.
• Experience in the development of test requirements and constraints to ensure test resources are necessary and sufficient to meet program testing requirements.

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