Principal Systems Engineer

Description

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.

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required for start:
Yes. Clearance type:
Top Secret. Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in San Diego, CA
. The candidate should be a self‑starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) construct.

• Support System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of new development projects
• Work with a team of engineers on the development of system design, end‑to‑end traceability, data analyses, interface verification, and failure/anomaly resolution
• Independently develop methods to automate processes and documentation associated with design and testing
• Develop and produce artifacts that support design reviews, systems integration, verification, and validation
• Attend and/or prepare materials for presentations for Engineering Design Reviews
• Develop, mature, and coordinate software interfaces and requirements to support the design, development, and sustainment of integrated components of a large system across multiple contracts
• Host and attend working group and review board meetings and provide insight and technical approval as required
• Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communication skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers
• Support requirements decomposition and updates to requirements documents
• Solicit feedback from stakeholders to refine lower level requirements
• Strong critical thinking, verbal, and written communication skills are required for success in this role

The selected candidate will be required to work full‑time, on‑site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self‑motivated, proactive, and goal‑oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field and 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master of Science Degree in a STEM field and 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD in a STEM field and 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience
• Experience supporting Systems Engineering Milestones SRR, PDR and Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Experience with the application and development of Interface Control artifacts and requirements in large systems
• Experience briefing technical presentations to stakeholders
• Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Can identify moderate architecture defects in presentation material
• Experience in the full lifecycle…