Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Radar Systems

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California (MO)

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USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to manage a cross-disciplinary team delivering engineering products on schedule and within cost. You will lead requirements development, verification planning, and interface control across radar systems and platform programs.

The role emphasizes EVMS, DoD clearance readiness, and collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure technical quality and effective risk management. On-site participation required at customer facilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret or higher clearance
Experience developing/integrating radar systems
Experience in requirements and verification management in DOORS
Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications
Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations
Experience with HW/SW integration testing
Experience with Agile execution and leading Scrum teams
Experience managing EVMS Control Accounts as CAM
U.S. Citizenship required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
Preferred: Active DoD Secret or higher clearance with background investigation completed within last 6 years or Continuous Evaluation
Preferred: Active SAP clearance
Preferred: Experience with software development
Preferred: Python or another scripting language
Preferred: Weapons Certification
Preferred: Cameo and traceability between architecture elements and requirements
Preferred: CI/CD for Aircraft Sustainment
Preferred: Full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations
Preferred: Risk & Opportunity Management and change control
Preferred: Leading cross-functional technical teams

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver requirements and deliverables on schedule and within cost
Make engineering project management decisions and recommendations affecting new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations
Collaborate across engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers
Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning, and manage interface definition efforts
Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports
Support communication with program, functional, and subsystem leads
Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts using configuration management procedures
Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts
Solicit stakeholder and team input, synthesize data, and communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
Manage assigned Control Accounts as CAM, delivering team deliverables on time and within cost while measuring and reporting EVMS performance
Ensure technical quality, performance, cost, and schedule for product team content
Adhere to IPT Statement of Work and perform change management with program leadership
Identify staffing and other resources required for product team deliverables and coordinate IPT staffing
Coordinate technical, cost, and schedule integration across Northrop Grumman programs and inter-program groups
Conduct risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and realization
Address organizational and program impacts through issue and problem resolution
Manage stakeholder communications and program information processes
Integrate program interdependencies throughout their lifecycle to achieve successful program completion

Skills

Team Leadership

Systems Engineering

Earned Value Management

Agile/Scrum

Requirements Management

DOORS

Radar Systems

Stakeholder Communication

Cameo Experience

Python Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Master's degree in a STEM discipline

Ph.D. in a STEM discipline

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

Python

Scripting

Job description

Manage and lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver requirements and deliverables on schedule and within cost
Make engineering project management decisions and recommendations affecting new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations
Collaborate across engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers
Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning, and manage interface definition efforts
Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports
Support communication with program, functional, and subsystem leads
Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts using configuration management procedures
Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts
Solicit stakeholder and team input, synthesize data, and communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
Manage assigned Control Accounts as CAM, delivering team deliverables on time and within cost while measuring and reporting Earned Value performance
Ensure technical quality, performance, cost, and schedule for product team content
Adhere to IPT Statement of Work and perform change management with program leadership
Identify staffing and other resources required for product team deliverables and coordinate IPT staffing
Coordinate technical, cost, and schedule integration across Northrop Grumman programs and inter-program groups
Conduct risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and realization
Address organizational and program impacts through issue and problem resolution
Manage stakeholder communications and program information processes
Integrate program interdependencies throughout their lifecycle to achieve successful program completion

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret or higher clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Experience developing/integrating radar systems
Experience in requirements and verification management in DOORS
Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications
Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations
Experience with HW/SW integration testing
Experience with Agile execution and leading Scrum teams
Experience managing EVMS Control Accounts as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
U.S. Citizenship required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
Preferred: Active DoD Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation
Preferred: Active Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Preferred: Experience with software development
Preferred: Experience with Python or another scripting language
Preferred: Experience in Weapons Certification
Preferred: Experience in Cameo and traceability between architecture elements and requirements
Preferred: Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts
Preferred: Experience with the full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations
Preferred: Risk & Opportunity Management and change control experience
Preferred: Experience leading cross-functional technical teams

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Systems Engineering, project management, and requirements development, with a strong focus on integrating technical capabilities and managing cross-functional teams. Proficient in Earned Value Management and risk management to ensure successful program execution.

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