Space Payload Systems/Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 88,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Maryland is seeking a Systems Engineer at Principal/Sr. Principal level to support space systems across the full design lifecycle, from requirements through test and integration.

The role requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI access, experience in mission engineering and modeling, and the ability to work on-site in the Eastern Region. Compensation includes salary bands and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in STEM with 2 years relevant experience or an MS Degree.
• Principal role requires 5 years with Bachelor; 3 years with MS; or PhD with 0 years.
• Must have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI access.
• Experience in requirements, mission engineering, architecture, modeling and simulation, integration and test, verification and validation.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirements analysis, derivation, and management.
• Conduct mission engineering, modeling and analysis.
• Develop architecture and CONOPs.
• Model and simulate systems and evaluate performance.
• Perform system integration and test planning and execution.
• Support verification, validation and risk assessment.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Mission engineering

Modeling & simulation

Architecture & CONOPs

DOORS

STK

Cameo

Rhapsody

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 2 years relevant experience

MS Degree

PhD with 0 years experience

Tools

DOORS

STK

Cameo

Rhapsody

MATLAB

Python

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

is a strategic partner specializing in delivering intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions for classified and unclassified missions in space. As part of Eastern Region Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (ER-SEIT), you will have the opportunity to experience the entire space design lifecycle. We do it all here, on-site, from sensors to payloads to full up spacecraft, supporting Class A to Class D missions. All the way from early mission and concept design to on-orbit operational support.

Systems/Principal Systems Engineer - Eastern Region Systems Engineering team

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis, derivation, and management
• Mission Engineering, modeling, and analysis
• Architecture and CONOPs development
• Systems modeling and simulation
• Functional analysis
• Timeline analysis
• Trade studies
• Technical planning
• Cost and risk analysis
• Interface definition
• System design
• System integration and test
• Verification and Validation planning and execution
• Supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Some tools you could expect to use are: DOORS, STK, Cameo, Rhapsody, MATLAB, python

This position can be staffed at a Principal or Sr. Principal level, based on the basic qualifications below:

Basic Qualifications

• Systems Engineer: Bachelor Degree in STEM curriculum with 2 years relevant experience; or a MS Degree
• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor Degree in STEM curriculum with 5 years relevant experience; 3 years with MS Degree; or PhD with 0 years of experience.
• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance a time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• Systems engineering experience (i.e. requirements, mission engineering, architecture, modeling and simulation, integration and test, verification and validation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Space experience
• Sensor/payload experience:
• Antennas
• Radar
• EO/IR
• Communications
• Processing, specifically On-Board Processing
• Space vehicle experience
• Space ground systems architecture and design experience
• Mission engineering, modeling and simulation
• Space Mission CONOPS
• Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T)

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Primary Level Salary Range: $87,600.00 - $131,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.