Systems & Development Engineer or ; AHT

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 Defense Systems is currently seeking a Systems Requirements & Development Engineer Level 3/4 to support our SiAW missile program with our talented Advanced Weapons team.

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

The ideal candidate will have experience in systems engineering lifecycle of missile/weapon systems development program(s), supporting concepts/mission and requirements development as well as verification planning and compliance assessment. They will have technical knowledge in one or more of the subsystems of missile/weapon systems, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry/communication, and airframe. This candidate will work directly with the program’s Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead supporting the various systems engineering efforts.

Responsibilities

• Support system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements.
• Perform functional analysis and systems trade studies for technical solutions with respect to concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Generate well-defined and executable system and subsystem requirements documents, interface documents, and test and verification documents.
• Support the development of system architecture & design, and test architecture on complex weapon systems in digital environment to mature the technologies of the systems.
• Support development of technical volume and cost volume for proposal; use historical actuals to develop Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
• Support system/subsystems integration, test, and requirements verification activities with other functions such as software and hardware.
• 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.
• Interface with inter-organizational management and external Customer to communicate technical briefing and program status.
• 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.
• Support the management of critical subcontractors developing and testing tactical missile technologies and delivery of quality products.

Basic qualifications for a Principal…