Sr Principal Engineer Systems (25-245)

Sr. Principal Engineer Systems

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 SystemsLaunch and Missile Defense Systems offers an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. Principal Engineer Systems (25-245) to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position, located at Huntsville, AL, plays a crucial role in supporting the U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation Assistance is not available for this position, and this role is on-site with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. This crucial operational system enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively observe the battle's development, and dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that facilitates an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC acts as a force multiplier both globally and regionally. Networks integrate and synchronize autonomous sensors and weapon systems to enhance performance. C2BMC is essential for all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise the capabilities of all current and future missile defense systems.

Essential Functions:

• Develop use cases and prepare systems engineering artifacts, including defining Epics and Features for the Cross-Functional Product Teams to implement customer-requested capabilities
• Support the development and review of interface documents, system requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM) development, architectural documentation, system engineering estimates, and conduct formal and informal engineering reviews
• Provide development support for junior systems engineering team members to create use cases, enhancing their skills within the department
• Reviewing the content and details of technical products and serving as a technical interface to MDA working-level counterparts as needed
• Work will be performed under the direction of various technical leads and product owners, requiring collaboration with team members, C2BMC management, and government customers to ensure that high-quality products are delivered on time and within the available resources
• Solves complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Work is performed without appreciable direction and is reviewed for desired results from a relatively long time perspective
• Erroneous decisions would generally fail to achieve primary organizational objectives
• May function in project leadership roles and represent the organization as the prime customer contact on significant technical matters on contracts
• Must have the ability to be flexible to support various tasks on short notice

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree (preferred) in a STEM related discipline and 6 years of experience, or PhD in a STEM related field with 4 years relevant experience
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Must be part of an integrated team responsible for developing and maintaining the necessary physical, functional, and technical requirements baselines that define the desired capabilities of an evolving MDS Command & Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system
• Demonstrated experience in mission analysis with skill in: Development of use cases, Sequence diagrams, SysML modeling in support of MBSE
• Skills in generating system or element-level functional, performance, and interface specifications to document and control the achievement of desired capabilities
• Requirements elicitation, derivation, and decomposition into lower-level subsystems and components
• Maintenance of system and component baselines in a requirements management system
• Defining the relationships between internal and external components
• Communicating system-level use cases and their associated epics and feature relationships to a diverse group, including customers, developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current and Active in-scope DoD-issued TS/SCI clearance at the time of application is highly preferred
• Master's Degree in Systems Engineering
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF)
• DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+ CE, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, CCNA Security, etc.) is highly desired at the start
• Skills in logical architecture modeling and interface definition, along with knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and security accreditation, are highly desirable
• Experience with Agile Methods, and Epic and Feature definition is a significant plus
• Experience with other Space Domain and Missile Defense Systems is highly desired

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package and fosters a work environment that promotes your growth while supporting the shared success of our employees and our company. The benefits provided by Northrop Grumman allow you the flexibility and control to select the options that best fit your needs and those of your family. Your benefits will include the following:

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

Salary Range: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00 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 Northrop Grumman's website.