Sr Principal Systems Engineer; DTS

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 Sr Principal Systems Engineer (DTS) (26-373) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, 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 a key component of the Missile Defense System (MDS). 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 plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, 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 serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations - both globally and regionally 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.

Within this context, the DTS Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership for the system's Distributed Test System (DTS) development, ensuring that simulation and stimulation (sim/stim) capabilities are robust, integrated, and aligned with mission and training needs.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical leadership for DTS development activities, serving as a primary systems engineering point of contact for DTS architecture, design, integration, and verification

• Identify technical issues and risks across the C2
  
  BMC enterprise and coordinate resolution with internal teams, associate contractors, and stakeholders

• Coordinate closely with associate contractors responsible for developing sim/stim equipment, ensuring interfaces, performance, and mission objectives are met

• Work hand-in-hand with the test and integration team to provide oversight, technical direction, and systems engineering rigor throughout DTS integration and test activities

• Report status at program and technical meetings, providing clear, concise updates on DTS progress, risk posture, and mitigation plans

• Collaborate with Task Order management to address work scope questions, identify potential improvements, and support planning for follow-on task orders and future DTS increments

• Engage directly with Government customers to understand requirements,…