Senior Principal Space Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Senior Principal (Level 4) to join our team in Dulles, VA. This onsite role supports Space Superiority and Warfighting programs, leading technical analyses and mission planning activities for major milestones.

You will develop presentation content for key stakeholders, model mission-level elements with partners, and drive interface and requirements management across subsystems. A strong leadership background and active Top Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering including architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements & interface management.
• Experience leading a cross-discipline engineering team.
• Experience with developing and presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executive level personnel.
• Experience in mission planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Supporting major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and summarizing them into presentations for key stakeholders.
• Authoring and providing input to program data products and other vital deliverables.
• Working with mission partners to accurately model mission-level elements.
• Assessment of a vehicle’s day-in-the-life and creation of design reference missions (DRMs).
• Producing miscellaneous analyses, such as propellant budget analyses, on-orbit fuel requirements, RF link budgets, and mission lifetime estimates.
• Development of analysis tools as required.
• Requirements Management, including the decomposition of requirements from the Mission down to Subsystems.
• Interface Management, including the development of Interface Control Documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-discipline leadership

Briefing senior leaders

Mission planning & execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 8 years of professional experience

Master’s degree + 6 years

PhD + 4 years

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Senior Principal (Level 4) to join our team in Dulles, VA. This onsite role supports Space Superiority and Warfighting programs, leading technical analyses and mission planning activities for major milestones.

You will develop presentation content for key stakeholders, model mission-level elements with partners, and drive interface and requirements management across subsystems. A strong leadership background and active Top Secret clearance are required.