Systems Engineer – Space Superiority Missions

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top 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.

• Supporting major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and translating complex information into clear presentations for key stakeholders.
• Authoring and contributing to program data products, systems engineering artifacts, and other critical deliverables.
• Collaborating with mission partners to develop and mature the system with a focus on successful mission execution.
• Supporting the development of new spacecraft or modification of existing spacecraft to enable an accelerated path from concept to launch.
• Developing and applying an understanding of spacecraft operations and design reference missions, particularly missions involving RPO in a contested space domain.
• Developing analysis and modeling tools to evaluate mission concepts and spacecraft performance.
• Managing requirements, including decomposing mission-level objectives into system and subsystem requirements and maintaining traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Managing internal and external interfaces, particularly payloads, host vehicles, and RPO sensor suites.

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period determined by the company.

This position in 100% on site.

• ​Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 12 years of applicable experience, or a Master’s Degree and 10 years of applicable experience, or a PhD and 8 years of applicable experience.
• Demonstrated experience applying systems engineering principles to the design, development, integration, test, or operation of complex aerospace, defense, or similarly complex technical systems.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines to resolve technical issues and develop integrated system solutions.
• Demonstrated experience performing one or more core systems-engineering functions, such as requirements development and management, interface definition and control, system architecture, mission analysis, mission operations, technical trade studies, or system verification and validation.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance at time of application.

• An active or current TS/SCI Clearance.
• Experience supporting the design, development, integration, test, or operation of spacecraft or related systems.
• Experience with system architecture and concept of operations (CONOP) development.
• Experience developing technical briefings and communicating complex engineering information to senior technical, program, customer, or executive stakeholders.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
• Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, or mission design; spacecraft guidance, navigation, and…