Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Weapons RE

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

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 Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Tinker AFB, OK.

In this role, you will collaborate across the engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers across multiple simultaneous Modernization and Sustainment efforts.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the certification of integrated functional capability (IFC) releases, subsystem upgrades, and new weapon or weapon modification integration activities.
• Ensure hardware/software updates comply with conventional and nuclear armament safety requirements.
• Maintain design documentation and follow configuration management requirements.
• Support planning and conduct of analyses/tests necessary to obtain nuclear and or conventional certification of applicable configuration(s)
• Identify, manage, and demonstrate compliance with armament certification requirements.
• Support long range capabilities initiative and business capture activities regarding the armament subsystem
• Familiar with armament integration and test planning, policies and procedures.
• Support the Hardware Sustaining Engineering IPT by providing oversight of nuclear and conventional certification requirements/tasks
• Ensure the certified status of the weapon system is maintained. Duties will also include preparation of detailed statements of work and program schedules, test plans, program status reporting, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reporting.
• Express exceptional communication skills both written and verbal.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience
• Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently 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.
• Must have experience with armament integration and test planning, policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of governing certifications, specifications, and directives with emphasis on Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 63-125, Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) 91-101, 91-118, 91-119, AFI 91-208, and MIL-STD 1822, 1760, 464, 461, 704, 1553, 810, 882 and 1289. Also, MIL-HDBK-516, and 1763.
• Working knowledge of multiple engineering disciplines: nuclear design, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, software, nuclear hardness, nuclear surety and safety, materials.
• Knowledge and understanding of the IFC development and Aircraft Monitor and Control (AMAC) test process, procedures and analysis.
• Experience with formal decision-making processes: risk and opportunity management, cost benefit analysis, make/buy decisions.
• Experience managing EVMS Control Accounts as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
• Experience with HW/SW integration testing.
• Experience in Cameo and traceability between architecture elements and requirements.
• Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications.
• Current B-2 Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts.
• Experience with the full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations.
• Experience with Python or other scripting language.

Primary Level Salary Range: $116,300.00 - $174,500.00The 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.