Top Secret Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Northrop Grumman; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

On-site at El Segundo, CA

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineers to support our Survivability organization at the El Segundo, CA site. Positions may be filled as Associate or Engineer level, with work spanning system analysis, mission performance, and threat assessment.

Responsibilities include modeling, simulation, and analysis across R&D programs, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure system performance meets mission requirements in a threat environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree by August 2027 in a STEM field; Master’s degree by August 2027 preferred.
• Majoring in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, CS, Mathematics or related STEM field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Top Secret and Special Access Program clearances; U.S. citizenship required.
• Final Top Secret and SAP clearance required to start.
• GPA 3.0/4.0 or higher is preferred.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix development and radar-related modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Support system analysis, operations analysis, and simulation activities.
• Perform military requirements analysis and threat system analysis.
• Conduct system survivability and mission performance analyses.
• Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis to support development and R&D projects.
• Assist in developing or assessing new requirements and evaluating advanced air vehicle concepts.
• Support mission engineering to trade performance against cost and requirements.
• Develop mission scenarios and assess operational effectiveness in threat environments.
• Communicate across engineering disciplines to integrate capabilities.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

C#

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Aerospace/Mechanical/Computer Engineering, CS, Mathematics

Master’s degree or 2 years related experience with Bachelor's

Tools

AFSIM

STK

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineers to support our Survivability organization at the El Segundo, CA site. Positions may be filled as Associate or Engineer level, with work spanning system analysis, mission performance, and threat assessment.

Responsibilities include modeling, simulation, and analysis across R&D programs, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure system performance meets mission requirements in a threat environment.