Staff Engineer Systems (Mission Ground Segment) - Level 5

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules: 9/80 option

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a senior Systems Engineer for the Ground Segment in Redondo Beach, CA. You will define, decompose, verify, and validate MBSE-based requirements for a spacecraft ground system and drive maturity across milestones.

Responsibilities include leading interface definitions, conducting trades, and ensuring system qualification within MBSE. A Top-Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with MBSE concepts and tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with system engineering principles and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ground element specifications and MBSE-based requirements/traceability.
• Flow down ground segment requirements from system level spec.
• Manage MGS spec requirements and traceability to all products including MBSE model.
• Define and manage interfaces external to ground segment, provide input to ICDs.
• Lead and participate in trades for ground segment implementations.
• Lead software qualification planning.

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

PhD in STEM

Top-Secret clearance

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

MBSE tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

*This position is contingent upon final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Role Overview

Western Region Engineering (WRE) of Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector seeks to fill a Systems Engineer 5 position in the Engineering function for our Space Park location in Redondo Beach, CA. As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will define, develop, decompose, analyze, allocate, verify, and validate requirements for the Ground Segment of a Spacecraft System. You will conduct system performance and functional analysis, interface definition, risk identification and mitigation, system integration and compatibility analysis. You will define and maintain the technical baseline and documentation. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to drive the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission. This role will support development of Mission Ground System Spec Lead for Ground to support SRR/SDR/PDR. Ground Systems Engineer to develop and own ground system specifications for a space mission ground system. Will lead requirements definition and flow-down, manage interfaces, support trades, and drive system qualification for Mission Ground System Spec within a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ground element specifications and MBSE-based requirements/traceability.


• Flow down ground segment requirements from system level spec.


• Manage MGS spec requirements and traceability to all products including MBSE model.


• Define and manage interfaces external to ground segment, provide input to ICDs.


• Lead and participate in trades for ground segment implementations.


• Lead software qualification planning.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer

• 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline;


• 10 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree;


• 8 years of relevant experience with a PhD;


• Experience with software ground systems for space missions.


• Experience with requirements flow-down, management, and traceability.


• Experience defining/managing interfaces and contributing to ICDs.


• Familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools.


• Experience with DOORS and CAMEO (or equivalent).


• Strong communication and collaboration skills.


• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes.


• Demonstrated experience quickly learning new concepts and approaches.


• Active DoD Top-Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Program start-up and new product development experience.


• Ground C2 of space vehicles and/or integration of 3rd-party C2 products.


• Experience with software frameworks and their onboarding/deployment.


• Mission management / mission planning / resource mission management experience.


• Ability to obtain SCI/SAP.

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Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage


• 401k


• Educational Assistance


• Life Insurance


• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions


• Paid Time Off


• Health & Wellness Resources


• Employee Discounts


• Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00 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.

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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.