Sr Principal Systems Engineer; Tool Integrator

Sr Principal Systems Engineer (Tool Integrator)

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 Systems Engineer (Tool Integrator) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Located in Colorado Springs, CO, Schriever Space Force Base, or in Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

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

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2

BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals.

C2

BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both regionally and worldwide, to improve performance. C2

BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

We are seeking a Systems Engineering Tool Integrator to design, develop, and maintain seamless integrations across our core development and requirements management platforms (JIRA, IBM DOORS, Cameo, Systems Modeler, Git Lab, etc.). The role will enable traceability, automated data flow, and unified reporting across the toolchain.

Essential Functions:

• Analyze existing tool ecosystems and define integration requirements to support end-to-end system development
• Design and implement bidirectional connectors/APIs (REST, SOAP, JMS, etc.) for JIRA, DOORS, Cameo, Git Lab, and related tools
• Develop automated scripts and workflows for data synchronization, change propagation, and traceability matrix generation
• Conduct validation testing, performance tuning, and continuous monitoring of integration pipelines
• Provide documentation, training, and support to engineering teams for integrated workflows
• Collaborate with configuration management, quality assurance, and cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with LM standards
• Solves complex problems that require the consistent use of ingenuity and creativity
• Work is performed without appreciable direction and is reviewed for desired results over a relatively long time frame; erroneous decisions would normally fail to achieve major organizational objectives
• May serve in project leadership roles and represent the organization as the prime customer contact on significant technical matters related to contracts

Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master's degree (preferred) in a STEM-related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 4 years of relevant work experience
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
• Work will be performed as a member of an Agile Scrum team, under the direction of a Team Lead who reports to the C2
  
  BMC Regional Systems Engineering Manager
• Work will be performed in a closed area, and this position is 100% in-office with no opportunity to work remotely

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
• Certification:
  Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP – MBF)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and…