Principal Systems Engineer - Space Autonomy & Fault Mgmt

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the Space Systems Sector in the Eastern Region.

The role focuses on fault management and system autonomy for space systems, delivering as an individual contributor and lead for deliverables within a multi-disciplinary team. You will design, implement, and validate flight software alongside spacecraft subsystem design, testing, and mission operations while contributing to proposals and new business activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in a technical field with 5+ years of experience, or a MS with 3+ years, or a PhD.
• Experience in systems engineering for mission critical applications.
• Requires active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Perform traditional Systems Engineering functions including requirements synthesis, verification/validation planning, system trades study support, and interface definitions.
• Support fault management and system autonomy related activities.
• Assist in defining system design, ops concepts, and failure mode analysis with mitigations.
• Design/implement/validate fault management and system autonomy flight software using simulations and flight hardware.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystem design, testing, flight software practices, and mission operations.
• May assist in proposals and funded studies, including writing sections.
• Present complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Mission critical applications

Software coding/scripting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Master's degree in technical field

PhD

Tools

Flight software

Spacecraft testing

Mission operations

Architecture development

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the Space Systems Sector in the Eastern Region.

The role focuses on fault management and system autonomy for space systems, delivering as an individual contributor and lead for deliverables within a multi-disciplinary team. You will design, implement, and validate flight software alongside spacecraft subsystem design, testing, and mission operations while contributing to proposals and new business activities.