Principal / Sr Principal Aeronautical Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer/ Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in Palmdale, CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. Key Responsibilities: Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, and evaluate systems Perform trade studies, engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation Actively participate in the efforts associated with Agile development, including release planning, sprint planning, scrum and retrospective. Work in an integrated team environment with other systems, software (SW), and specialty engineers to develop solutions. Prepare technical presentations for management and stakeholders and communicate clearly and effectively the technical approaches and findings Review Test Plans and Procedures for requirements verification and support system integration and test of complex systems. This includes evaluating integration and test anomalies and assisting disposition and correction of issues Address interface and functionality problems between SW components and/or hardware (HW) Work with the SW and infrastructure teams to correct or improve capabilities Develop requirements for the subsystem and SRS/HRS specifications through use of MBSE tools & DOORS Develop architecture and designs of complex HW and SW systems, including requirements traceability and implementation assessment Contribute to an implementation that includes the ability to analyze high-level needs and define a structured and logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that led to a fielded product. Support the development and review of interface documents (ICDs), requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), architectural documentation, system engineering estimates, and author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews. 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 flexible work arrangements, 4/10 work schedule with every Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, 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. *The position may be filled at either level based on the qualifications below* Basic Qualifications for a Level 3: Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience. Basic Qualifications for a Level 4: Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience. Basic Qualifications for a Both Levels: Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or 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. Note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.) Experience in DOORS Experience working with Systems and Specialty engineers to develop solutions that include a background in all systems development life cycle aspects. Experience in one or more of the following system engineering knowledge areas: technical planning, requirements derivation, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Experience developing system engineering artifacts (e.g., specifications, Interface Control Documents, Use Cases, System Architecture Descriptions, Trade Studies, Design Packages, etc.). Experience with requirements development: decomposing requirements from parent-level to lower system/subsystem-level requirements (e.g. system/SW architecture, HW/SW design), reviewing/developing, HW/SW verification and validation Preferred Qualifications Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. Security+ certification Experience with Ansible Engine Experience with IBM Rational tool suite (DOORS and ClearQuest) Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence) Experience using SW test automation tools/frameworks Experience with Java, C++, or Python Experience working within an Agile development environment Experience with MBSE, Architecture development, system design and analysis, and development of metrics Experience as a Product Owner Experience with SW products running in a virtual environment (e.g. VMware, Openshift, Kubernetes) Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 Secondary 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. 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