Engineer Systems or Principal Engineer Systems

Systems Engineer

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 Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team. This position can be staffed at a Systems Engineer 2 or Principal Systems Engineer and will be based in Colorado Springs, CO.

What You'll Get to Do:

Primary purpose will be to provide Systems Engineering expertise and support within a "radar", "site activation" or "compute" IPT. Requirements decomposition, SRR/PDR/CDR support, and technical expertise for the product line that they primarily support. Applying systems engineering best practices rigorously. Additional duties to include facilitation of technical content capture from SMEs to support CDRL development, I&T consultation and support, and technical baseline updates.

Support system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements.

Perform functional analysis and systems trade studies for technical solutions with respect to concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.

Assist with the generation of well-defined and executable system and subsystem requirements documents, interface documents, and test and verification documents.

Support system/subsystems integration, test, and requirements verification activities.

Support system technical performance measurement definition and tracking.

Support the preparation of system engineering materials during System Requirements Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, System Verification Review, Test Readiness Review, and other program reviews as needed.

Interface with inter-organizational management and external Customer to communicate technical briefing and program status

Minimal travel is expected.

Basic Qualifications:

Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.

Level 2: 2 Years with Bachelors in STEM, 0 Years with Masters

Principal: 5 Years with Bachelors in STEM, 3 Years with Masters STEM, or 1 Year with PhD

Experience with requirements decomposition and requirements management

Experience working with cross-functional integrated product teams

Experience working through the Systems Engineering lifecycle process for system development

Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)

Experience with Share Point

Expertise with MS Office tool suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Experience with Agile software development (PI Planning, 2-week sprint cycles, story pointing, etc.)

Strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to project plan and execute

Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus

Proven ability to manage Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) delivery from inception to completion, including providing technical expertise, ensuring alignment with software architecture, and drafting deliverable documents by leveraging a comprehensive understanding of the system's software architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with technical writing for specifications and technical baseline documentation

Experience with MBSE Modeling (Cameo)

Familiarity with PLM tools (Siemens, Windchill, Teamcenter)

Familiarity with scaled compute cluster development, hypervisors, and network engineering

Familiarity with Radar Systems and operations

Familiarity with radar Blake Charts for operational performance analysis

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $ Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $ The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term…