Senior Staff Systems Architect — Virtual Training & OSA

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 289,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA seeks a Sr Staff Engineer Systems to serve as technical authority and architect for open-system virtual training solutions. You will lead cloud-based OSA training systems, ground test environments, and integrated ground segments, driving cross-program alignment and architecture decisions.

The role requires a STEM PhD/masters with 10+ years of experience, TS clearance, and strong leadership in multi-site teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a STEM field with extensive systems/mission engineering experience.
• Demonstrated lifecycle systems engineering experience (concept through disposal).
• Experience with airborne/ground segments and multi-discipline teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems architecture for next-gen OSA virtual training systems and ground segments.
• Perform mission engineering and system-of-systems analysis for integrated environments.
• Translate gaps into TE scope and manage proposals/BOMs and baselines.
• act as technical lead for complex ground facilities from concept to test.
• Manage risk, change requests and configuration across sites.
• Lead CAM duties for large ground/training efforts with EVMS analysis.
• Oversee verification and validation and transition from lab to fielded configs.

Skills

System engineering

Technical planning

Requirements allocation

V&V

Ground systems

CAM duties

EVMS

Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Linux administration

Windows administration

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA seeks a Sr Staff Engineer Systems to serve as technical authority and architect for open-system virtual training solutions. You will lead cloud-based OSA training systems, ground test environments, and integrated ground segments, driving cross-program alignment and architecture decisions.

The role requires a STEM PhD/masters with 10+ years of experience, TS clearance, and strong leadership in multi-site teams.