Systems Engineer – Integration

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Systems Engineer – Integration (26-183) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based at Schriever Space Force Base, CO, 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 the integrating element 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 the strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively observe the battle as it develops, and dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives.

C2

BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats across all ranges and phases of flight. C2

BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks, integrates, and synchronizes autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2

BMC is an integral part of all system ground and flight tests that verify and exercise the capabilities of current and future missile defense systems.

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

BMC) hardware and software into testbeds and operational systems.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct comprehensive system checkouts of virtual machines, networks, and message flows

• Collaborate with internal and external entities across the Missile Defense System (MDS) to test, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues

• Author test plans and procedures

• Write Problem Reports to document issues

• Provide feedback to Developers

• Create and modify scripts to extract specific information from log files

• Perform data analysis of input/output and internal message traffic

• Operate and troubleshoot C2
  
  BMC systems during test events and integration activities

• Support meetings with National Team groups, other MDS elements, and Government customers

• Non-standard work hours may be required on occasion, depending on test or fielding schedules

• The position is based at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs, CO, but travel to fielded sites and National Team locations (e.g., Huntsville, HWY
  83) may be required

Basic Qualifications:

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

• A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 2 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a STEM -related field with 0 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with relevant work experience
• Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CISSP, Security
  
  X, CCNA Security, CySA+ **, GICSP, GSEC,…