Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - R10196895

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to lead the development and verification of system requirements. This role requires collaboration with customers, strong analytical skills, and an active Secret clearance. The position offers a dynamic environment focused on innovation and engineering excellence in defense and space systems.

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available

Comprehensive health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Discretionary bonuses and employee benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years for Bachelor's, 3+ years with Master's, or 1+ year with PhD.
• Demonstrated experience in system engineering activities.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Identify unique customer requirements and manage requirements documentation.
• Lead Agile teams to ensure system requirements are verified.
• Provide test directions for production tests.

Skills

Requirements development

Test case development

Verification and Validation

Communication skills

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's or higher in STEM

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Systems Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA. As a Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll Get To Do

We at Northrop Grumman Missions Systems are seeking a skilled Systems Engineer with a strong understanding of requirements development, test case development, and verification and validation of those requirements. The ideal candidate should be proficient with requirements technical baseline management via IBM Rational DOORS, and act as the technical lead and point of contact to the Chief Engineer and customer.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a broad customer base to identify unique requirements, flow the requirements into design documentation, and work with a diverse team to build and test those requirements.
• Present to customers on the capabilities of current products, performance analyses, design information, and requirements verification methods.
• Generate, review, and manage multiple requirements sets that cover all aspects of both performance and nonperformance including mechanical interfaces, electrical interfaces, data requirements, environmental requirements, and reliability.
• Awareness and responsiveness to contract milestones and deliverables.
• Lead an Agile team to ensure the designs are sufficient to meet the system requirements.
• Work with various Agile teams to ensure all requirements are verified through inspection, analysis, demonstration, or test often by providing test and data reduction scripts.
• Provide test directions to ensure production tests and troubleshooting tests are executed correctly and resulting data conforms to requirements.
• Develop simulation models for sensors and systems.
  
  

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level.

Basic Qualifications For a Principal System Engineer

• Bachelor's of Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 5+ years of engineering experience OR Master's Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 3+ years of engineering experience OR PhD degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 1+ years of engineering experience
• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS and technical baseline management
• Experience in System Engineering activities such as:
• Software requirements development
• Requirements development,
• Test Case development,
• Verification and Validation i.e. experience running tests and documenting results
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience supporting test investigations and debugging efforts
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application
• Ability to work onsite full-time at Woodland Hills, CA
  

Basic Qualifications For a Sr. Principal System Engineer

• Bachelor's of Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 8+ years of engineering experience OR Master's Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 6+ years of engineering experience OR PhD degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 4+ years of engineering experience

• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS and technical baseline management
• Experience in System Engineering activities such as:
• Software requirements development
• Requirements development,
• Test Case development,
• Verification and Validation i.e. experience running tests and documenting results
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience supporting test investigations and debugging efforts
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application
• Ability to work onsite full-time at Woodland Hills, CA
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with working in an engineering Agile team
• Experience with JIRA
• Systems Engineering experience on large, complex systems
• Lab and system integration experience
• Excellent time management, organizational skills
• Understanding and experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and Cameo modeling (or equivalent)
• Experience with ClearQuest / ClearCase
  
  

Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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