Principal Systems Engineer - Space Autonomy & Fault Mgmt

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; Presencial; USD 114.000 - 213.000; Jornada completa

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Relocation assistance may be available

9/80 schedule with every other Friday

Descripción de la vacante

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join our team in Dulles, VA. This 100% onsite role focuses on Fault Management and System Autonomy for space systems, working within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

The role requires active SCI clearance, a strong Systems Engineering background, and experience with mission/vehicle systems. It includes a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off and potential involvement in

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience in Systems Engineering for mission critical applications
• Mission and/or vehicle systems engineering experience
• Software coding or scripting experience

Responsabilidades

• Perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including requirements synthesis and flow-down, verification/validation planning, system trades study support, systems analysis, coordination of design efforts, and management of technical budgets & interface definitions
• The application of these systems engineering functions will be in the context of fault management, system autonomy
• The candidate must be able to assist in the formulation of system design, definition of concept of operations, and systems analysis for failure modes and effects, including their identification and mitigation through autonomous or operational controls
• Designing, implementing, and validating Fault Management and System Autonomy Flight Software using flight-like simulations and flight hardware
• Must be knowledgeable in spacecraft subsystem design, spacecraft testing, flight software best practices, and mission operations
• Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both
• Presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to either technical or nontechnical audiences is required

Conocimientos

Systems Engineering

Spacecraft Systems

Software Coding

Mission/Vehicle Systems

SCI Clearance

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD

Descripción del empleo

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join our team in Dulles, VA. This 100% onsite role focuses on Fault Management and System Autonomy for space systems, working within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

The role requires active SCI clearance, a strong Systems Engineering background, and experience with mission/vehicle systems. It includes a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off and potential involvement in