Principal/Sr Principal System Engineer (AHT)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering efforts for a major program.

The role requires/assesses clearances, performs requirements analysis, design integration, and verification, and collaborates with IPTs to deliver high‑impact solutions. Applicants should have a STEM degree with extensive related experience and strong skills in SysML, MBSE, and model-based engineering tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of related experience for Principal; 3 years for Master’s/PhD pathway; leadership potential expected.
• Master’s degree with 3+ years or PhD with 1+ year in STEM is preferred.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at application with potential to obtain Top Secret.

Responsibilities

• Complete understanding and wide application of the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements analysis, design, integration, test, and verification.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex problems.
• Lead IPT configurations and collaborate with program teams to develop design analysis artifacts.
• Contribute to system requirements development, management, and performance analysis.
• Develop model techniques and performance analysis of the system.

Skills

MATLAB

C

C++

CUDA

SysML

MBSE

Python

Julia

Cameo

Rhapsody

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

IPT experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Cameo

Rhapsody

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Job Description

This position is contingent upon program award and the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Complete understanding and wide application of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, integration, test, and verification.
• General knowledge of other related performance analysis techniques/disciplines.
• Displays Technical and program review board leadership.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems.
• Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
• Works under only general direction.
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.
• Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Supports chief engineers in defect analysis and path forwards.
• Contributes to the completion of Change Proposal Development and Risk Management and Opportunity analysis.
• Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts.
• Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop rigorous and proper systems engineering and design analysis artifacts.
• Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature design of a large program with System of Systems (SoS).
• Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.
• Contribute to system requirements development, management, and performance analysis.
• Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration), and performance analysis of the system.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience; PhD in STEM with 1+ years of relevant experience.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field with 8 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience and/or PhD in a STEM field with 4 years of related experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance before start date.
• Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking, problem solving skills and systems thinking mindset.
• Knowledge of and experience in MATLAB, C, C++, CUDA, SysML, MBSE, Python, Julia, Cameo, Rhapsody, DOORS, Jira, Confluence or other languages.
• Integrated product team (IPT) environment experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile development experience.
• Domain Knowledge or course history of space systems.
• Experience in an abstract modeling environment (Rhapsody, Cameo, UML, SysML, etc) for space systems evaluation.
• Experience performing system verification and validation.
• Working knowledge of EOIR systems, optics, algorithms, detection or tracking.
• Knowledge of and experience in model-based systems engineering concepts such as SysML and tools such as Cameo and Rhapsody.
• Experience with virtual environments, operational analysis or mission modeling (AFSIM, STK, BRAWLER, ATCOM, ONESAF, SIMULINK).
• Experience in an integration and test environment for dynamic systems (CubeSats, Rockets, Robotics).
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher.
• U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance with relevant special programs access.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

Additional Info

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site: Northrop Grumman Total Rewards.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

Culture

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.