RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Northrop Grumman is currently looking for an experienced Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 4 with a background in C++.  The Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer will work with our C++ based simulations of the missiles to verify weapon system requirements.

This position will be located on-site at our Northridge, CA location.  There is no remote or telework for this role.  Must have a current US Government DoW Secret security clearance.

The Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 4 will assist in developing weapon systems requirements verifications, scenarios to verify those requirements, analyzing the results using MATLAB or python tools, and digging into the C++ source code of the simulation to track down reasons for apparent requirements failures (Actual issue with the system itself, the system software, or the model representation in C++). The Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer will also do extensive testing of the simulations themselves to verify their suitability for weapon systems requirements verification. Later tasks will vary between software-centric or analysis-centric responsibilities.

Basic Qualifications for a Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer - (Level 04):

• BS degree in aerospace engineering, physics, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field is required with 8 years of experience or an MS degree in areas above with 6 years of experience.

• Previous experience, and proficiency in developing or troubleshooting C or C++ applications on Windows, and preferably on Linux.
• Significant experience with either MATLAB or python, with demonstrable experience and skills in using these for data analysis or building analysis tools.
• Experience applying principles of dynamics/kinematics to analysis or software development. (Experience should be specifically applicable to missile systems, though the experience can be in other areas. Will also consider experience with sensor modeling in Liu of this).
• Experience in at least one of the following: 1 – requirements development and verification, including developing requirements, devising requirements verification methods, executing those verifications, and documenting the results; 2 - Jenkins or other DevOps tools; 3 - AFSIM and/or JSE; 4 - working with a Hardware-In-The-Loop system; or 5 - embedded software development
• Current US Government DoW Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a charge account manager, or other experience with EVMS
• Experience as a scrum master (beyond just running scrum meetings) or scrum product owner.
• Experience running Monte Carlo simulations
• Experience working with an HPC system
• Familiar with make files or CMAKE.
• Experience in estimating/planning budget and schedule, and in tracking to that plan. Specific experience in doing so via an agile paradigm.
• Experience with SysML, preferably with CAMEO

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Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.