Staff Systems Integrator – Ground Space Systems (SCI)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) in Dulles, VA seeks a Staff Systems Integrator to support a space systems program. The role focuses on verifying ground software, integrating critical technologies, and collaborating across engineering teams to ensure mission success.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in ground software verification, C2 and mission management, and automation. SCI/CI poly considerations and a Top Secret clearance are typical for this program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of relevant experience; 10 years with a Master's; 7 years with a PhD.
• Proven experience with ground software system verification, specifically related to Command and Control (C2) and Mission Management (MM).
• Expertise in testing tools and automation.

Responsibilities

• Site Hardware deployment, integration, checkout and test through verification complete.
• Experience with Satellite Ground SW system verification including Command and Control and Space vehicle mission management.
• Experience with Python System architecture understanding – ability to comprehend how various components interact and identify potential integration points.
• Scripting and automation expertise – proficiency in create and maintaining automated test scripts used for verification testing.
• Communication and collaborations – skill in clearly documenting issues and coordinating with developers across different teams to resolve interaction problems.
• Diagnostics reasoning – capability to analyze complex integration failures, diagnose software deficiencies through log analysis and debugging tools, trace root cause, and identify patterns across seemingly unrelated issues.
• AI&T lead responsible for defining and implementing test strategies, test plans, and test cases based on ground system requirements.

Skills

Ground software

System integration

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) in Dulles, VA seeks a Staff Systems Integrator to support a space systems program. The role focuses on verifying ground software, integrating critical technologies, and collaborating across engineering teams to ensure mission success.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in ground software verification, C2 and mission management, and automation. SCI/CI poly considerations and a Top Secret clearance are typical for this program.