Systems Modeling and Simulation Engineer 2 or 3 - Space AHT

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Engineer Level 2 or 3 to support the Ground Weapons System (GWS) SPIDER team. You will contribute to the design, development, and validation of high-fidelity tactical software models used to analyze and evaluate system performance.

This role emphasizes debugging, data analytics, and collaboration across disciplines; experience with C++, Python, MATLAB, and cython is valued, and a DoD Secret clearance is required to start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in a STEM field + 2 years experience (Level 2) or Master + 1 year.
• Level 3: Bachelor + 5 years or Master + 3 years.
• Demonstrated software development experience in languages or tools such as C, C++, MATLAB, JAVA, ADA, Python, or GIT.
• Experience or a strong comprehension of Object Oriented Programming and design (SOLID).
• Experience or a strong comprehension of modeling and simulation concepts, including validating, verifying, and benchmarking models against tactical systems.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills; able to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, mature, and debug high fidelity GWS Fire Control model.
• Translate concepts across languages when needed; understand data structures.
• Collaborate within SPIDER team; perform data analytics and root cause analysis.

Skills

C++

Python

MATLAB

Java

Ada

GIT

Modeling & Simulation

OOP

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Masters in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Cython

GIT

Python tools

Ada

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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.

What does the role look like?

The selected M&S engineers would be responsible for developing, maturing, and debugging the highest fidelity model of the GWS Fire Control tactical software.

A volume of this work can look like code translation (not direct code translation because of differences between languages), team members will need to be comfortable / familiar with software design / data structures.

Challenging Parts Of This Role Are Focused On

• The ability to debug and “tune” the model to represent tactical behavior (it’s good to have at least awareness of concurrency or multithreaded systems. The model we develop is sequential, but it’s common for us to have to implement workarounds to represent concurrent systems.).
• Data analytics and root cause analysis

It’s a big bonus if a candidate has Cython experience (Cython is just a Python library that allows us to generate C/C++ code from Python)

Position Overview

The selected Modeling and Simulation Engineer Level 2 or 3 will support the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the System Performance and Analysis - SPIDER team. This role is responsible for providing technical contributions and guidance to modeling and simulation products that directly support the design and development of the GWS capability on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels.

Basic Qualifications

• (Level 2) Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of relevant professional experience or a Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 1 years of experience
• (Level 3) Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of relevant professional experience or a Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of experience
• Demonstrated software development experience in languages or tools such as C, C++, MATLAB, JAVA, ADA, Python, or GIT
• Experience or a strong comprehension of Object Oriented Programming and design (such as SOLID design principles)
• Experience or a strong comprehension of modeling and simulation concepts, including validating, verifying, and benchmarking models against tactical systems
• Exceptional attention to detail and communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate within/across teams
• Ability to work effectively using team processes, workflows, and coding standards.
• Current, active, in-scope U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of the time in support of program or customer needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cython and/or developing C++ code to mature models and simulations
• Experience using MATLAB and Python for modeling and simulation applications
• Experience assessing and optimizing runtime performance of algorithms, models, or simulations
• Experience with ADA

Primary Level Salary Range: $87,600.00 - $131,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

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.