Systems Requirements & Development Engineer 3 or 4 (AHT)

ngc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site position

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Requirements & Development Engineer (Level 3/4) to support the SiAW missile program with the Advanced Weapons team. This full-time, on-site role is based in Northridge, CA, and requires active DoD Secret clearance.

No remote work is available. The candidate will drive requirements development, verification planning, and system architecture for complex weapon systems, coordinating with IPT leads and subsystems across RF/sensors, guidance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline is required with 5+ years in systems engineering or a MS with 3+ years.
• Experience with requirements development and verification activities.
• Experience with hardware, software, or test engineering.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements and allocate to lower-level specs.
• Perform functional analysis and system trade studies across concept to maintenance.
• Create system/subsystem requirements, interface, and test/verification documents.
• Develop system architecture/design and test architecture for complex weapon systems.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a Systems Requirements & Development Engineer Level 3/4 to support our SiAW missile program with our talented Advanced Weapons team.

This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have an active US Government DoD Secret security clearance.

The ideal candidate will have experience in systems engineering lifecycle of missile/weapon systems development program(s), supporting concepts/mission and requirements development as well as verification planning and compliance assessment. They will have technical knowledge in one or more of the subsystems of missile/weapon systems, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry/communication, and airframe. This candidate will work directly with the program's Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead supporting the various systems engineering efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Support system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements.

• Perform functional analysis and systems trade studies for technical solutions with respect to concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.

• Generate well-defined and executable system and subsystem requirements documents, interface documents, and test and verification documents.

• Support the development of system architecture & design, and test architecture on complex weapon systems in digital environment to mature the technologies of the systems.

• Support development of technical volume and cost volume for proposal; use historical actuals to develop Basis of Estimates (BOEs).

• Support system/subsystems integration, test, and requirements verification activities with other functions such as software and hardware.

• Support systems engineering metrics and technical performance measurement tracking.

• Support the preparation of system engineering materials during System Requirements Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, System Verification Review, Test Readiness Review, and other program reviews as needed.

• Interface with inter-organizational management and external Customer to communicate technical briefing and program status.

• Support Program Management activities to ensure cost and schedule objectives are met; support program status efforts including Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tracking and Control Account Management (CAM) activities.

• Support the management of critical subcontractors developing and testing tactical missile technologies and delivery of quality products.

Basic qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer level (T03) are:

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of five (5) years of systems engineering experience with any exposure to requirements development and verification activities; will consider Master of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of three (3) years of systems engineering experience with any exposure to requirements development and verification activities.

• Experience in hardware engineering, software engineering, and/or test engineering.

• Experience in systems engineering tools, such as DOORS, CAMEO.

• Experience in technical writing, such as planning document, test procedure, test/analysis report.

• Experience in configuration management and product lifecycle management tool(s).

• Must have proven experience in communicating with peers in a methodical, detailed and process-oriented fashion.

• Must have demonstrated experience in providing solutions to a variety of technical problems under general supervision.

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Basic qualifications for a Sr Principal Systems Engineer level (T04) are:

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of eight (8) years of systems engineering experience with any exposure to requirements development and verification activities; will consider Master of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of six (6) years of systems engineering experience with any exposure to requirements development and verification activities.

• Experience in hardware engineering, software engineering, and/or test engineering.

• Experience in systems engineering tools, such as DOORS, CAMEO.

• Experience in technical writing, such as planning document, test procedure, test/analysis report.

• Experience in configuration management and product lifecycle management tool(s).

• Must have proven experience in communicating with peers in a methodical, detailed and process-oriented fashion.

• Must have demonstrated experience in providing solutions to a variety of technical problems under general supervision.

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in multiple missile technologies (e.g., sensors, navigation aids, guidance electronics, controls, propulsion, structures, platforms).

• Have technical knowledge in one or more military mission areas (e.g., Air, Land, Sea, Space, Cyber)

• Experience in assessing legacy system architecture and innovating for future potential technology development

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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.