Advanced Programs - Sr. Mission Engineering Architect

Description

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Sr. Staff Mission Engineering Architect. This technical leadership role will be in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL and will support Advanced Programs.

As the Mission Engineering Architect, you will develop mission-oriented system of system solutions that support the evaluation of strategic deterrent systems and technologies for increased operational effectiveness across a variety of missions.

Role:

• Understanding customer’s mission objectives, gaps and constraints through partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Development and implementation of the overarching mission engineering approach, including supporting processes for addressing AP R&D objectives
• Collaboration with AP, Division, and Sector Product Line Architects to develop mission engineering requirements, technology gaps, and opportunities
• Assure quality and integrity of the developed models and simulations including testing, evaluation, and performance characterization
• Identification of critical technology gaps and investment priorities
• Expand domain expertise in mission engineering and strategic deterrence, serve as an enterprise-wide asset for SE thought leadership, and connect NG technologies to mission outcomes.
• Collaborate across sectors in pursuit of technology awareness to identify opportunities to potentially share resources and/or capabilities and increase cost savings.

• Ensure both customers and the team have a clear understanding of the mission concepts and requirements
• Leverage NG capabilities and products that meet customer needs
• Develop system of system solutions
• Identify stakeholder technology needs for investment prioritization
• Improve efficiency through solution products that are readily transitionable to both DoD service and intelligence community stakeholders
• Maintain feedback loop and ensure alignment with the larger mission
• Coordination with SMEs with expertise in the Mission area of interest
• Facilitate cross-sector collaboration in support of developing mission‑oriented solutions for deterrence

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14 years’ experience; 12 years’ experience with a Masters’ degree in STEM; or 10 years’ experience with a PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Top Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance
• 4 years of Systems Architecture Development including System of Systems
• 4 years of Mission Engineering with Multi‑Domain Systems
• 4 years of Operational Analysis using AFSIM, STK toolsets

• Master’s of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 12 years of experience in systems and product…