Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Groton • Connecticut, Rhode Island • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $105,400 - $196,700 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Develops requirements, performs technical planning, manufacturing system development/integration, verification and validation, and evaluates cost (implementation, savings and return on investment) and implementation/program risk impacts.
- Prepares project execution plan and coordinates activities between internal and external customers and company personnel.
- Follow projects through all manufacturing readiness level phases: concept development, design, fabrication/assembly/test at lab level, production environment demo, full production operations implementation, sustainment/maintenance/ continuous improvement.
- Leads project technical proposal/SOW writing & estimating while ensuring systemic conversion of requirements to design, implementation and production validations.
- Manages project cost and schedule through all phases and execution of transition to production activities of the developed systems to program and functional manufacturing spaces.
- Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team(s).
- Provides advanced technical support to shipyard personnel on the installation, operation, and maintenance of the Trident II Submarine Launcher Subsystem and support equipment at both the Quonset Point, RI and Groton, CT shipyard sites.
- Witness and participate in the conduct of test procedures as part of the Shipyard Installation and Test Program (SITP) for COLUMBIA Class SSBNs.
- Support test program readiness reviews, participate in working groups, and attend daily standup meetings as required.
- Train shipyard personnel in equipment operation, installation, maintenance, inspection procedures, and installation techniques.
- Analyze equipment failures to determine cause and recommend corrective action.
- Prepare required status reports and a daily log of tasks/repairs accomplished.
- Work in a multi-stakeholder environment to resolve time sensitive deck plate issues.
- Update government approved test program documentation to support execution, improve efficiency, or correct deficiencies.
- Collaborate with UK based test personnel on lessons learned during execution of SITP for Dreadnought Class SSBNs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and 5 or more years of work experience in Submersible Ship Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN), or Ship Submersible Guided Missile Nuclear (SSGN), or Strategic Weapons Systems operations, or Shipyard Integrated Test Program, or Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or System Engineering.
- Active current Secret Clearance.
- US Citizenship
- Must be willing to support occasional travel up to 25%.
- Must be willing to work on a rotating schedule, as needed; periodic shift work and weekend work may be required based on testing and operational needs.
- Experience with Strategic System Program (SSP) operations and the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Program (Preferred).
- Experience on the D5 Launcher Subsystem and Launcher Support Equipment (Preferred).
- Experience working in a SSBN new construction or overhaul shipyard (Preferred).
- Experience in an environment with strict procedural compliance (Preferred).
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Overtime eligibility
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus opportunity
- Long Term Incentives for VP or Director positions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
technical planningmanufacturing system developmentverification and validationproject execution planningcost analysisproject managementequipment operationinstallation techniquesfailure analysissystem engineering
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationanalytical guidancetrainingproblem-solvingmulti-stakeholder coordinationreportingtime managementadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeSecret Clearance