Principal / Senior Mission Engineering Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Mission Engineering Systems Engineer to join their Baltimore team, where candidates can apply MS&A techniques for mission engineering. The role involves analysis of alternatives, modeling, and simulation to improve system performance while meeting mission demands.

The ideal applicant will hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess extensive experience with modeling tools and simulation environments. A current U.S. government Secret Clearance is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience for Principal role, 8+ years for Senior role in relevant areas.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance required.
• Experience with combat simulation and analytical tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis-of-alternatives for mission architecture trades.
• Utilize modeling and simulation frameworks to evaluate concepts.
• Plan mission delivery and sustainment across systems.

Skills

Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Statistics

Analysis of Alternatives

High-performance computing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM fields

Master’s degree in STEM fields

PhD in STEM fields

Tools

AFSIM

Brawler

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

What You Will Get To Do

As an integral part of the Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Section, you will apply MS&A techniques with a focus on Mission Engineering while accelerating the delivery of capabilities to our customers through either mission studies, system-of-system trades or performance analysis using credible modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis processes to assess system architectures that best deliver the effects, data, and capabilities demanded by tomorrow’s missions.

• Perform analysis-of-alternatives and mission architecture trades across offensive and defensive orders of battle, formations, and equipment including laydowns, platforms, and loadouts of sensors, effectors, and weapons as well as communications, command, and control segments among combatants and the impacts of the tactics and strategies used.
• Utilize Modeling, Simulation, Experimentation, and Analysis (MSE&A) frameworks to evaluate Concepts of Employments (CONEMPs), Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), and Design Reference Missions (DRM) to affect system design and optimization.
• Assess capabilities by linking system requirements to mission threads, proving operative interfaces and their connections that enable mission execution, verification/validation planning of system elements performing missions, and system integration functions during development.
• Plan demonstration and delivery of mission effects, data, or capabilities during operations and provide long‑term sustainment and mission augmentation support over the life of systems.
• Develop large scale data analytics, probabilities, and statistics, including the application of design of experiment techniques for the evaluation of system and mission performance.
• Innovate to solve problems and identify improvements across MSE&A products.
• Performs operational analysis and mission effectiveness analysis activities.
• Develops new and/or integrates existing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models.
• Model operational environments, performs trade studies via computer simulation and recommends alternative architectures.
• Develops, integrates, and uses advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools.

This requisition may be filled as a Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer.

This position is contingent upon contract award, the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret Clearance and ability to obtain/maintain special program access (SAP).

Basic Qualifications For Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience or a PhD with 1 year of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• A current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.

Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access.

• Experience in modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis for operations, including the use of analytical modeling tools like MATLAB, STK, or similar environments.
• Experience with combat simulation environments such as AFSIM and/or Brawler, ensuring realistic and effective simulation outcomes.
• Experience with programming languages like Python, C/C++, as well as scripting in Linux/Windows environments, and experienced in statistics, design of experiments, and high-performance computing.
• Experience with DoD testing and acquisition principles, with hands‑on experience in developmental testing, planning, and execution of weapon tests.

Basic Qualifications For Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• A current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.

Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access.

• Experience in modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis for operations, including the use of analytical modeling tools like MATLAB, STK, or similar environments.
• Experience with combat simulation environments such as AFSIM and/or Brawler, ensuring realistic and effective simulation outcomes.
• Experience with programming languages like Python, C/C++, as well as scripting in Linux/Windows environments, and experienced in statistics, design of experiments, and high-performance computing.
• Experience with DoD testing and acquisition principles, with hands‑on experience in developmental testing, planning, and execution of weapon tests.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields.
• Active Top Secret Clearance or higher.
• Experience with JMP, R, or other domain specific environments supporting data exploration, visualization, and statistical analysis.
• Domain experience in simulations of RF, EOIR, Communications, or related systems.
• Understanding of the Systems Engineering and Integration & Test processes.
• Experience with Agile and/or SAFe methodologies.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Benefits include Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.