Sr Principal Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

health insurance coverage

life and disability insurance

savings plan

Company paid holidays

paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team. The role may be located in Rancho Bernardo, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Palmdale, CA, and involves applying the full SE lifecycle from concept to delivery.

You will interact with customers and leadership, prepare technical briefings, and ensure architecture supports performance, reliability, safety, and maintainability objectives.

Qualifications

• Must have a STEM Bachelor's with 8+ years of experience, or a STEM Master’s with 6+ years, or a PhD with 4+ years.
• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle: requirements, decomposition, management, traceability, verification, validation.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS).
• Experience with ICD development and interface definition.
• Experience delivering technical presentations to customers or leadership.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance (recent investigation or CE).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and SAP clearance.
• Ability to obtain subsequent SAP PARs to support SOW.

Responsibilities

• Apply full SE lifecycle across concept development to delivery.
• Develop and implement V&V strategies and plans.
• Collaborate with test and engineering teams on procedures.
• Maintain ICDs for internal/external interfaces with IPTs and suppliers.
• Support system architectures and CONOPS with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to design reviews and readiness assessments.
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings to leadership and customers.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

Requirements management

ICD development

Technical presentations

MBSE

CONOPS

System architecture

Agile

CI/CD

HW/SW integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS or DOORS Next

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:

Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:

Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:

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.

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of diverse, qualified individuals in our Systems Engineering organization. This role may be located in Rancho Bernardo, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Palmdale, CA.

In this role, you will apply the full systems engineering lifecycle—from concept and requirements definition through integration, verification & validation (V&V), and delivery. You will have regular interaction with customers and leadership, including preparation and delivery of technical briefings.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Apply the full systems engineering lifecycle, including Concept development and system definition, Requirements development, decomposition, and allocation, Interface definition and management, Integration, verification, and validation planning and execution
• Develop Verification & Validation (V&V) strategies and plans, including Requirement Verification Plans and System Test & Verification Plans.
• Work closely with test and specialty engineering teams to ensure test procedures correctly interpret and verify requirements.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for internal and external system interfaces through internal coordination with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), suppliers, and customers, and through interface working groups.
• Support development and documentation of system architectures and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) working with cross-functional teams to ensure the architecture supports performance, reliability, safety, and maintainability objectives.
• Provide systems engineering input to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and integration/test readiness reviews.
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings to internal leadership and external customers.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience
• Must have experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, including: Requirements development and decomposition, Requirements management and traceability, Verification & validation planning and execution
• Must have experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, DOORS Next, or similar).
• Must have experience with ICD development and interface definition.
• Must have experience preparing and delivering technical presentations to customers or leadership.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret clearance (investigation within the last 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work

Preferred Qualifications

• Active USG Top Secret and/or current Special Access/SCI, as required by program.
• Experience supporting major systems engineering milestones (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Experience with system architecture development, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and/or CONOPS definition.
• Hands-on experience with HW/SW integration and test, including test procedure development and discrepancy/anomaly resolution.
• Familiarity with Agile development methods and/or CI/CD environments.
• Experience coordinating with suppliers on technical requirements, interfaces, and verification expectations.

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• 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.