Systems Engineer - Triton (Level 2 or Level 3)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer (Level 2 or 3) for the Triton program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will support diverse engineering design teams, develop system requirements, and enable successful integration across the lifecycle of the MQ-4C Triton platform.

The role requires a STEM degree, 2+ years (Level 2) or 5+ years (Level 3) of relevant experience, and an active Secret clearance. Expect collaboration across disciplines, formal testing, and configuration management in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field; 2+ years in military or professional settings for Level 2.
• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with 5+ years for Level 3; Master’s or PhD variants also accepted.
• Active US government Secret clearance or higher with recent background check.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-IPT development of system level requirements and use cases.
• Implement requirements verification methodology and traceability.
• Develop interface definitions and integration plans.
• Conduct formal integration and testing of complex software and hardware subsystems.
• Evaluate integration and test anomalies and support corrective actions.
• Provide flight test and fielded asset support.
• Manage configuration of developmental and production systems.
• Develop capability roadmaps within specified areas.

Skills

STEM degree

2+ years experience

Active Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

TeamCenter PLC

JIRA

Confluence

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 Aerospace Systems sector is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 2 or Level 3 for the Triton program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems within the Core Systems Engineering team on the Triton Enterprise. This includes scope across the entire spectrum of the Systems Engineering V-Model. You will be executing system integration tasking across the entire lifecycle of a system and integrating new capabilities on the MQ-4C Triton platform. This role will need your ability to support SE disciplines including requirements development, use case development, capability (hardware and software) development, integration planning, lab integration, test planning, formal test, verification and fielded test and mission support. You'll also be expected to perform tasking in establishment and management of the technical baseline including Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) development and technical configuration and change management. This role can be filled at either the Level 2 Engineer or Level 3 Principal Engineer based on the qualifications below.

Key Responsibilities

• Support cross-IPT development of system level requirements and use cases
• Implement requirements verification methodology and traceability
• Support development of interface definitions and integration plans
• Conduct formal integration and support capabilities based system level testing of fully integrated complex software and hardware subsystems
• Evaluate integration and test anomalies and assist disposition and correction of issues as found
• Perform requirements verification and selloff
• Provide support to flight test and fielded assets
• Manage configuration of developmental and production systems
• Development of capability roadmaps within specified capability areas

Basic Qualifications

• For a Level 2 Engineer: Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience
• For a Level 3 Engineer: Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience
• For Both Levels: Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Systems Engineering V model and Design processes
• Familiarity with TeamCenter PLC and JIRA/Confluence
• Experience with IFC Development and Management
• Experience performing lab integration of complex technical capabilities
• Familiarity with requirements decomposition and verification campaigns

Primary Level Salary Range

$91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range

$114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

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