Senior Defense Systems Integration Lead

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer (level 6) to join the Sentinel Systems Engineering, Integration, & Test (SEIT) team in Huntsville, AL.

Lead external system integration and drive technical solutions across multiple domains within a mission-focused program. Qualified candidates will have DoD Secret or higher clearance, extensive systems engineering experience, and a proven track record in leading complex integration efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14 years of experience; 12 years with a Masters’ degree in STEM; or 10 years with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
• 8-10 years of experience with Product Owner and Product Manager core responsibilities
• 8-10 years of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems
• 4 years of experience on large scale / complex system development across phases
• 1 year of experience with Systems Engineering program milestone events
• 1 year of experience working with external customers to meet program expectations
• 1 year of experience supporting DoD contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience

Responsibilities

• Prime Technical Lead/Responsible Engineer for one external system Mission Integration Threads (facilities, data, networks/comms, SW, HW, or flight test readiness)
• Perform technical oversight, review, approval, and accountability of ESI technical content
• Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to ESI team members
• Customer Technical Interface/Liaison with the Customer and participate in technical reviews
• Lead Integration activities for systems-of-systems integration including test planning and coordination
• Assist in analysis of controls and input data into tracking tools (DOORS, CAMEO, CPLM/TeamCenter)
• Extensive experience in integration tests and coordinating testing facilities
• Participate in planning, verification and validation development, cost and risk analyses
• Develop system engineering artifacts such as requirement specs, interface documents, test procedures

Skills

System integration

Leadership

Systems engineering

Interface definitions

Test planning

Customer interface

Documentation (DOORS)

Documentation (CAMEO)

Documentation (TeamCenter CPLM)

Technical oversight

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

14 years experience or 12 with Masters or 10 with PhD

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

CPLM/TeamCenter

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer (level 6) to join the Sentinel Systems Engineering, Integration, & Test (SEIT) team in Huntsville, AL.

Lead external system integration and drive technical solutions across multiple domains within a mission-focused program. Qualified candidates will have DoD Secret or higher clearance, extensive systems engineering experience, and a proven track record in leading complex integration efforts.