NATO Principal or Sr. Principal System Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10% of the time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join the Rancho Bernardo team. You will work with customers to define system requirements and verification plans across aircraft, UAVs, and related ground segments.

Ideal candidates will have a STEM degree with relevant experience, active Secret or higher clearance, and strong leadership for lifecycle integration and milestone reviews. Compensation reflects market ranges and bonuses.

Qualifications

• Must have a STEM degree with applicable military/professional experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance required.
• Experience with end-to-end system integration and verification.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to define requirements, design, risks, and limitations.
• Maintain the technical baseline and ensure a cohesive system solution.
• Support development and validation of system-level models for concept, design, and verification.
• Lead a project team toward established milestones and deliverables.
• Prepare and deliver status for reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, FCA).
• Communicate end-user needs and capabilities effectively to stakeholders.

Skills

RQ-4 experience

System integration

Requirements verification

Presentation to management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD (relevant)

Job description

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Secret
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization.

This role is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

Essential Functions for Both Levels

• Work closely with customers and end users to ensure system requirements, design, risks, and limitations are understood, communicated, and accepted
• Execute systems engineering functions to maintain the technical baseline, and to ensure the baseline reflects a cohesive system solution
• Support the development and validation of system level models used for concept development, design, verification, and validation
• Leverage your experience supporting Fielded Aircraft Systems, UAV systems, and the full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including design reviews, requirements decomposition, test planning, and requirements verification
• Ability to plan, execute a schedule and lead a team towards those goals
• Clearly define end user needs and desired capabilities
• Provide support and deliverables for successful milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, FCA)
• Presentation skills to effectively provide status to internal executive management and customers

This position may be filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications

At a Principal Level

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience

At a Senior Principal Level

• Must have a Bachelors of Science 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

And at Both Levels

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels

• Experience with RQ-4 air vehicle, ground segment, sensor payloads, COMMS and support equipment
• Experience with International Customers
• Experience managing Technical Baselines (Functional and Allocated Baselines)
• Experience conducting end to end system integration, verification and validation

Salary Range

• Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.