Systems Engineer – Architect

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

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 Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Principal Engineer Systems Architect — Systems Architect (25-534) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

C2

BMC is a dynamic and exciting program in the Missile Defense and Space mission areas. C2

BMC has a long history of providing solutions to the Missile Defense Agency and continues to be contracted to deliver new and innovative solutions for both missions. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work across C2

BMC in both Missile Defense and Space. The candidate will be part of an integrated architecture & systems engineering team on a multi-company teammate program, tasked with defining the operational, physical, functional, and technical architecture necessary to describe the vision and desired capabilities of an evolving C2

BMC effort. The candidate will be part of the team architecting missile defense command and control and battle management systems in an environment that leverages existing or COTS/GOTS components with DoD interoperability in mind.

• Will participate in analyzing high-level needs through a structured, logical approach.
• Will be responsible for creating System Architecture solutions and concepts for a variety of new and emerging capabilities for the C2
  
  BMC system, in collaboration with other Architects, including the lead Systems Architect, software, network, and cyber Architects.
• Will communicate and collaborate with other teams, including software developers, network engineers, cyber engineers, Dev Sec Ops  teams, infrastructure teams, test teams, and deployment teams, on System Architecture solutions that span both physical and logical architectures across the System.
• Will interface with project leads, product owners, and the MDA customer.
• Will present architectural concepts to a wide range of audiences and serve as the focal point for the Capability’s System Architecture across development, testing, and deployment efforts.
• Will present at internal and external design reviews.
• May assist in documenting or reviewing architectures in an MBSE tool such as CAMEO.
• Maintains knowledge of current and emerging technologies and design methodologies in DoD Command and Control and in COTS/FOSS information technology products.
• Must have excellent communication skills and be able to present technical concepts to a diverse group of engineers.

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 4 years of relevant work experience

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