Sr Principal Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be 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 is currently seeking a Sr Principal Systems Engineer to support as the Guidance Section and/or Control Section IPT Lead for the Anti‑Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Production program with our talented Advanced Weapons team. This candidate will work directly with the program’s Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, supporting the production cadence and projects for the Guidance Section and/or Control Section.

This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicant must have a current US Government DoW Secret security clearance.

• Leading the GS/CS IPT and provide systems engineering support as part of a troubleshooting team with systems matter expertise on other areas, e.g., sensor/radar, software, mechanical, electrical, and material properties.
• Provide engineering solutions to a variety of technical problems and projects.
• Developing/updating requirements, test plan, test procedures, etc., to support Production Engineering projects.
• Perform data mining for both failure database (TipQA) and Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) data variability analysis.
• Lead the efforts for Failure Trend Analysis, Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations on RF / electronics sensor systems with exposure to hardware, software, and various applications used on the projects.
• Generate and present data analysis results in vu-graphs to support internal and external meetings.
• Interface with team members, supervisor, project leads, and external customers in a methodical, detailed and process-oriented fashion to communicate technical briefing and program status.
• Support systems engineering metrics and technical performance measurement tracking.
• Support the preparation of system engineering materials during System Requirements Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, System Verification Review, Test Readiness Review, and other program reviews as needed.
• Support Program Management activities to ensure cost and schedule objectives are met; support program status efforts including Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tracking and Control Account Management (CAM) activities.
• Partner with Global Supply Chain to manage the technical, schedule, cost, and quality of the missile components from our subcontractors.

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline with 8+ years of systems engineering experience; OR a Masters with 6+ years of the same experience
• Experience in production process/environment.
• Experience systems engineering tools, such as DOORS, CAMEO.
• Experience in root cause correction action process and execution.
• Experience in leading a technical team to complete engineering effort(s).
• Experience in configuration management and product lifecycle management tool(s).
• Strong communication skills to communicate with peers in a methodical, detailed and process-oriented fashion.
• Demonstrated experience in providing solutions to a variety of technical problems without appreciable direction.
• Current US Government DoW Secret clearance

• Experience in Model-Based Systems…