Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Lead Tool Integrator

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Colorado SpringsAlabamaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $129,300 - $203,600 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Lead the development of new system concepts by transforming stakeholder needs, gathered through documentation and solicitation, into clear and reviewable technical approaches.
  • Facilitate both formal and informal engineering technical reviews
  • Create, review, and critique interface documents, system requirements, verification documentation, architectural documentation, and engineering estimates
  • Interface with key stakeholders, including the MDA customer and working-level counterparts, as needed
  • Participate in Agile development planning and execution, including iteration planning and status updates
  • Works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources
  • Maintains frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to complex technical issues related to specific projects
  • Work will be performed as a member of an Agile Scrum team under the direction of a Team Lead who reports to the C2BMC Regional Systems Engineering Manager
  • Work will be carried out in a designated closed area.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a STEM-related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 1 year of relevant work experience
  • Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application
  • Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
  • Experience with MBSE approaches and tools (e.g., Cameo and/or Tableau)
  • Conduct requirements elicitation and decomposition using behavioral artifacts like use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams to demonstrate understanding of the system's required behaviors and performance
  • Lead the creation of physical and logical system models that capture the system under development using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and tools
  • Lead system interface development, as documented in Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Interface Design Descriptions (IDDs)
  • Ability to clearly and concisely communicate (both in writing and verbally) with others, present technical content, and accept critical feedback
  • Experience with one or more components involved in Space Defense, Space Domain Awareness, or other Space Missions
  • Must have Systems Engineering or Architecture experience with test skills, preferably on a DoD program.
Benefits
  • Health Plan
  • Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education Assistance
  • Training and Development
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Model-Based Systems Engineeringrequirements elicitationsystem modelinginterface developmenttest skillsAgile developmenttechnical documentationsystem requirementsverification documentationarchitectural documentation
Soft Skills
communicationcritical feedback acceptancestakeholder engagementteam collaborationproblem-solvingpresentation skillsorganizational skillsadaptabilityleadershipinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in STEMMaster’s Degree in STEMPhD in related disciplineDoD-issued Secret security clearance