Principal / Senior Mission Engineering Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 108,800 - 203,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Baltimore is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer to advance mission studies, system-of-systems trades, and performance analysis through credible modeling, simulation, and analysis processes.

Responsibilities include conducting analyses across offensive/defensive orders of battle, evaluating architectures, and delivering integrated demonstrations for long-term sustainment. A Secret clearance and 100% on-site work are required.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in STEM with several years of related experience.
• Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis tools such as MATLAB or STK.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis-of-alternatives and mission-architecture trades for sensors, weapons, and comms systems.
• Use MSE&A frameworks to evaluate Concepts of Employments/Operations and design references missions.
• Link system requirements to mission threads and verify interfaces and mission execution.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Scripting

Statistics

Design of experiments

High-performance computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

STK

AFSIM/Brawler

Job description

Employment Details

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required at the time of hiring: Secret clearance. Travel requirement: Yes, 10% of the time. The position requires 100% on‑site work in Baltimore, MD.

Description

We are seeking a Principal / Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer to join our Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Section. The role involves leveraging MS&A techniques to accelerate delivery of capabilities to customers through mission studies, system-of-system trades, and performance analysis using credible modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis processes.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 MSE&A frameworks to evaluate Concepts of Employments, Concepts of Operations, and Design Reference Missions 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.
• Perform operational analysis and mission effectiveness analysis activities.
• Develop new and/or integrate existing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models.
• Model operational environments, perform trade studies via computer simulation and recommend alternative architectures.
• Develop, integrate, and use advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools.

Basic Qualifications – Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, or PhD with 1 year of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program access.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis for operations, including analytical modeling tools such as MATLAB, STK, or similar environments.
• Experience with combat simulation environments such as AFSIM and/or Brawler.
• Experience with programming languages like Python, C/C++, scripting in Linux/Windows environments, and expertise in statistics, design of experiments, and high-performance computing.
• Experience with DoD testing and acquisition principles, including developmental testing, planning, and execution of weapon tests.

Basic Qualifications – Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program access.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis for operations, including analytical modeling tools such as MATLAB, STK, or similar environments.
• Experience with combat simulation environments such as AFSIM and/or Brawler.
• Experience with programming languages like Python, C/C++, scripting in Linux/Windows environments, and expertise in statistics, design of experiments, and high-performance computing.
• Experience with DoD testing and acquisition principles, including developmental testing, planning, and execution of weapon tests.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, 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

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance, Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

Salary Range

Primary Level: $108,800.00 – $163,200.00. Secondary Level: $135,800.00 – $203,600.00.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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, visit the Northrop Grumman EEO page. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.