Systems Engineer - Level 6

Northrop Grumman

United States

On-site

USD 167,000 - 250,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Health insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Savings plan
Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chandler, AZ, seeks a Systems Engineer - Level 6 to design and develop robust system architectures and define performance requirements for mission-critical aerospace programs.

The role requires MBSE-driven analysis, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and thorough verification across life cycle stages, with a valid U.S. government secret clearance preferred.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 14 years of related experience.
  • OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of related experience
  • or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related experience
  • Must have an active Government Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Assist in development of system architectures.
  • Support Flight Test verification efforts and CONOPS using MBSE.
  • Perform functional, timeline, and trade studies; translate customer requirements into hardware and software specs.
  • Perform system requirements analysis.
  • Develop automation workflows for multi-disciplinary engineering and business processes.

Skills

System engineering
MBSE
Requirements analysis
Architecture design

Education

B.S. in STEM (14+ yrs experience)
M.S. in STEM (12+ yrs experience)
PhD in STEM (8+ yrs experience)

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer - Level 6 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals at our Chandler, AZ.

The selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team on a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful candidate will design and develop system architectures and define key capabilities and performance requirements. They will define design and technology maturity constraints of the system in accordance with customer specifications, develop thorough definition of system external interfaces, and define system implementation approaches and operational concepts to ensure requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.

Essential functions include:
  • Assist in development of system architectures.
  • Support Flight Test specific verification efforts Architecture, CONOPS, and use case development using model-based systems engineering methodologies.
  • Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
  • Perform system requirements analysis.
  • Automation workflow development of multi-disciplined functional processes in support of various engineering and business processes.
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 14 years of related experience
  • OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of related experience
  • or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related experience
  • Must have an active Government Secret Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelors or Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering with experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering.
  • Experience in the military aerospace development environment is preferred.

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector?

Northrop Grumman Total Rewards #SPEnhancedERAP Primary Level Salary Range: $166,500.00 - $249,700.00 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.

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.

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