Senior Systems Engineer, Space Fault Management & Autonomy

Northrop Grumman; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus

Pay transparency

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector, Eastern Region Engineering in Dulles, VA, is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to support missions in the Space Superiority Division. You will contribute as an individual contributor and deliverable lead within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on Fault Management and System Autonomy.

The role requires a technical degree with 5+ years (or 3+ with MS) in mission-critical systems, experience in spacecraft design and testing, and ability to communicate

Qualifications

• Bachelors in engineering or related technical field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in systems engineering for mission-critical space systems.
• Experience with spacecraft design, testing and mission operations.
• Strong communication skills for technical/non-technical audiences.
• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance at time of application required.

Responsibilities

• Perform traditional systems engineering functions: requirements synthesis, flow-down, verification/validation planning, and budgets & interfaces management.
• Support fault management and system autonomy functions for space systems.
• Contribute to system design concepts, operations concepts, and failure mode analyses with mitigations.
• Design, implement, and validate fault management flight software using simulations and flight hardware.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences; may assist in business development.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Fault Management

Flight Software

Mission Operations

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Spacecraft Simulation

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector, Eastern Region Engineering in Dulles, VA, is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to support missions in the Space Superiority Division. You will contribute as an individual contributor and deliverable lead within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on Fault Management and System Autonomy.

The role requires a technical degree with 5+ years (or 3+ with MS) in mission-critical systems, experience in spacecraft design and testing, and ability to communicate