Principal/Sr. Principal Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Posted:
8/20/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Colorado, United States ⋅ Aurora, Colorado, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Principal Infrastructure Systems Engineer/Sr Principal Infrastructure Systems Engineer based out of Aurora, CO.

What You’ll get to Do:

  • Work with stakeholders to design, build and maintain mission critical systems

  • Assemble system rack elevations, creating BOMs, identifying equipment to purchase

  • Derive system level requirements into IT requirements

  • Coordinate the development and execution of tests to verify IT systems and services meet their requirements before handing off to the system integration team

  • Contribute to process improvement and tool automation initiatives

  • Perform IT related trade studies in support of the IT Architect

  • Perform SWAP (Space, Weight, and Power) analysis

  • Perform lifecycle and sparing analysis

This position may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This position may be filled as either a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's; 0 years with a PhD

  • Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance or TS with SCI eligibility at time of application

  • Familiarity with servers and processing requirements, familiarity with information technology

  • Systems engineering experience

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of relevant experience; 7 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD

  • Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance or TS with SCI eligibility at time of application

  • Familiarity with servers and processing requirements, familiarity with information technology

  • Systems engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with developing requirements for infrastructure to support software processing

Salary Range: $102,400.00 - $153,600.00Salary Range 2: $127,000.00 - $190,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.