Lead Space Systems Engineer — Fault Management & Autonomy

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector, Eastern Region Engineering in Dulles, VA, is seeking a qualified Principal Systems Engineer to support Space Superiority missions as an individual contributor and lead within a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include fault management and system autonomy, requirements flow-down, verification planning, and interface definition.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a technical degree, and experience in mission-critical systems engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field with 5+ years of experience, or advanced degree.
• Experience in systems engineering for mission-critical applications.
• Experience with mission/vehicle systems engineering and flight software practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering functions: requirements synthesis, verification planning, trades studies, budget management.
• Support fault management and system autonomy for space systems.
• Assist in design formulation, concept of operations, and failure analysis.
• Design, implement, and validate fault management flight software with simulations and hardware.
• Communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Fault Management

System Autonomy

Software coding

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Masters degree in technical field

PhD

Tools

Flight Software

Python scripting

Verification tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector, Eastern Region Engineering in Dulles, VA, is seeking a qualified Principal Systems Engineer to support Space Superiority missions as an individual contributor and lead within a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include fault management and system autonomy, requirements flow-down, verification planning, and interface definition.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a technical degree, and experience in mission-critical systems engineering,