Sentinel - Sr. Staff Systems Engineer - 19222

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will integrate external systems within the Weapon System framework and drive system engineering processes to ensure successful design integration. The role requires leading the team, coordinating tests, and ensuring technical rigor across interfaces while supporting program objectives and customer interfaces with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14+ years of experience; 12+ years with a Master's; or 10+ years with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Prime Technical Lead/Responsible Engineer for an external system Mission Integration Thread (facilities, data, networks, SW/HW, or flight test readiness).
• Provide oversight, review, and accountability of ESI technical content to ensure rigor and quality.
• Lead and mentor ESI team members and interface with Customer Chief Engineers as required.
• Lead system integration activities to enable systems-of-systems interoperability and efficient communication with multiple stakeholders.
• Assist in analysis of controls and input information into tracking tools (DOORS, CAMEO, CPLM/TeamCenter).
• Demonstrate strong decision-making and coordinate extensive tests with internal and external facilities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Interface definition

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

CPLM/TeamCenter

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

What You Will Get To Do:

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer (level 6) to work with our Sentinel Systems Engineering, Integration, & Test (SEIT) Business Unit and be a contributing member of the System Integration and Sustainment (SIS) Enterprise Systems Integration (ESI) team. This multi-tiered and multi-disciplined team assesses external systems interfaces and mission scenario operational threads across the Weapon System (WS). The team serves as system integrators to facilitate systems of systems interoperability and joint systems integration in partnership with customer counterparts and other key stakeholders across the enterprise. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.

The selected candidate will work in a dynamic people-focused environment. Candidates for this position must be able to understand the intent of WS integration at the highest levels and drive engineering processes & analyses to prove successful design integration and analyze for potential gaps. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership and foundational systems engineering skills to drive process and technical gap resolution of external interfaces to achieve program and contract objectives.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Prime Technical Lead/Responsible Engineer (RE) for one of the external systems Mission Integration Threads which may include facilities, data, networks/comms, SW, HW and/or flight test readiness.
• Perform technical oversight, review, approval, and accountability of ESI technical content to ensure technical rigor and quality
• Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other ESI team members
• Customer Technical Interface/Liaison with the Customer - Participate in technical review boards and regular interface and relationship cultivation with Customer Chief Engineers as required
• Lead Integration activities in support of systems-of-systems integration which may include integration test planning, problem identification and reporting, integration event execution, coordination with multiple stakeholders to facilitate effective and efficient communication
• Assist in the analysis of controls with other ESI team members, and input information into various tracking tools (DOORS, CAMEO, CPLM/TeamCenter)
• A high degree of skill in critical decision making is imperative to perform in this environment.
• Extensive experience in the performance of integration tests is required. This position requires skills in coordination of many tests and testing facilities external and internal to NGC.
• Participate in technical planning, verification and validation development, cost and risk considerations, and requirements analyses for integrated systems.
• Be proficient in the development of key system engineering artifacts such as requirement specifications, interface definition documents, integration event planning, test procedures and reports

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14 years of experience; 12 years of experience with a Masters' degree in STEM; or 10 years of experience with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S Citizen with an active U