RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Engineer Systems – Global ART Lead Systems Engineer (24-448) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications Experimentation Laboratory (C2BMC X-Lab) is fast-paced and dynamic. The X-Lab is responsible for developing and integrating future-capability prototypes for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), including Sensor/Weapon Integration, Algorithm Development, User Interface Development, and other critical leading-edge missile defense technologies.

The X-Lab needs to augment the team with a mid-level systems engineer to perform a disciplined system engineering approach to define, develop, and analyze integrating external elements' capability with C2BMC. This includes performing playback of data from launch events into C2BMC, analyzing the system performance, and cueing BMDS sensors. Contribute toward developing future capabilities such as track processing, sensor management, tasking, cueing, discrimination, and BMDS architecture maturation. Participate in developing, executing, and analyzing the results of various prototype tests in a lab environment as needed. Non-standard work hours are highly likely during event execution, and a small amount of travel may be required.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrated experience in defining, developing, and integrating systems-of-systems
• Demonstrated the ability to analyze high-level needs and defined a structured and logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that led to a fielded product
• Demonstrated the ability to communicate effectively, clearly present technical approaches and findings, and have experience writing and implementing project engineering plans
• Will have experience in working on IRAD-type projects
• Demonstrable skills in Full Cycle Systems Engineering of new capabilities
• Capability and requirement derivation based on customer needs
• System interface design & Interface Control Document development
• Focus on and potentially lead the integration of the R&D systems into C2BMC and will contribute to other ongoing X-Lab projects as needed
• Assessment of how the C2BMC prototype system performs using state vectors, integrating source tracks into the prototype and assessing track processing results, generating and assessing concurrent radar and sensor tracks during M&S and live flight test events, and enhancing experimental prototypes based on results of these activities
• Apply these results to identify and work to enhance C2BMC for future operations
• The work location is the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) at Schriever SFB, Colorado

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active Secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree  and 3 years of experience, or a PhD and 1 years of experience.
• Must have 1+ years of experience leading or contributing to an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop solutions that include a background in all systems engineering life cycle aspects
• Must have experience with:
  • Use case
  • System requirements
  • Performance specification development
  • UML modeling
• Must understand systems engineering processes and principles and communicate the desired capabilities to a diverse group of developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and system users
• Must be comfortable with rapidly changing requirements, design challenges that require novel solutions, fast-paced activities, and tight deadlines
• Knowledge base and skills required:
  • Operations Concept (OPSCON)
  • Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development
• System and subsystem decomposition
• Integration practices and methods
• Analysis tool development using:
  • MATLAB
  • Excel
  • S-Code
  • Satellite Toolkit (STK) and others 
• Operating systems experience with:
  • Windows & Unix/Linux
  • Algorithm design and implementation
  • DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
  • Theory and application of the BMDS
  • Theory and application of command and control systems
  • Theory and application of track correlation algorithms
  • Probability theory and optimal state estimation
• Familiarity with applying and using systems engineering tools for requirements management. 
• Coding skills - Java, C++, and shell scripts
• Using the Agile methodology for software development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current and active TS/SCI is highly desired

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

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Additional Northrop Grumman Information:

Salary Range: $97,500.00 - $146,300.00

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.