Sr Principal Engineer Systems

0887 DS - Armament Systems; United States; On-site; USD 123,400 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid holidays and paid time off

Job summary

0887 DS - Armament Systems is hiring a Systems Engineer in Plymouth, MN. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and be able to mentor team members while leading engineering analyses and safety programs.

Successful applicants must have a bachelor's degree with at least 8 years of experience or a master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience. U.S. Citizenship and a DOD Secret clearance are also required.

Benefits include health insurance, life insurance, and potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years or Master's with 6 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
• Experience with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Production Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Mentor team members in specialty engineering tasks.
• Perform detailed specialty engineering analyses.
• Lead Safety Programs and serve as a lead Specialty Engineer.

Skills

Systems Safety

Reliability

Availability

Maintainability

Product Cybersecurity

Human Factors

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Secret. Travel: Yes, 25% of the time.

Northrop Grumman’s Armament Systems Business Unit is looking for a Systems Engineer to join the Specialty Engineering team in Plymouth, MN.

Responsibilities

• Work with and mentor team members to plan and execute specialty engineering tasks across domains such as Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE certification, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
• Perform detailed specialty engineering analyses in collaboration with design engineering, including Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and System Hazard Analysis (SHA).
• Lead Safety Programs from planning through safety acceptance with Safety Review Boards.
• Serve as lead Specialty Engineer in design reviews, failure investigations, and customer working group meetings.
• Support bidding and proposal work in collaboration with the Specialty Engineering Manager.
• Work with the Systems Design Engineering team to define, track, and verify requirements that support system development objectives tied to specialty engineering domains.
• Collaborate with Test Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to define processes and procedures that permit safe conduct and execution of test events and manufacturing of systems.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline with 8 years of experience; or Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant engineering experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
• Experience working closely with engineers from multiple disciplines: Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Production Engineering.
• Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the following domains: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE Certification, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
• Familiarity with standard Microsoft Office products and ability to learn new toolsets.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience leading technical efforts.
• Experience performing engineering analyses such as Hazard Analysis, FMECA, FTA, etc.
• Aerospace and defense product experience.
• Experience with Design Qualification planning efforts.
• Experience with MIL-STD-882E System Safety or equivalent systems safety standard.
• Expertise in multiple relevant Specialty Engineering domains.
• Certification in a relevant engineering domain or discipline (e.g., CSP, CISSP, CSEP, CRE).
• Experience presenting technical information to large audiences.

Salary

Primary level salary range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00. Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long‑term incentives for senior positions.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Company‑sponsored savings plan.
• Paid holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business.
• Potential eligibility for overtime and shift differential pay.
• Annual and discretionary bonuses.
• Long‑term incentive opportunities for executive roles.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.