Sentinel (GBSD) - Staff Systems Engineer - Requirements Engineer - 10332*

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Engineer to join the team. This position will be located in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. This opening is on the Command and Launch (C&L) Requirements team supporting requirements management activities. Learn more about the Sentinel (GBSD) program here.  Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

What you will get to do: 

Successful candidates will participate in requirements development and maintenance activities. The selected engineer will be experienced working in requirements repositories and model-based system engineering. Work on a Node Integration Team that is responsible for being the liaison between design and production. As a part of a Node Integration Team, you will work with your team to:

Develop and own cost and cost model for your team's node.

Track progress (owns/collects metrics for PDPs)

• Responsible for realizing the Node – and owning the integrated node production.
• Responsible for Design to Kit and Design to Cost
• Proactively manage facility/equipment costs (designing to cost)
• Own and Define the Drawing Tree
• Own and Define the Integrated Node Architecture
• Own and Develop Integrated Node CDRs
• Own Physical Configuration Audits
• Verify Node Integration requirements.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 14 years of related experience with a bachelor’s in science; 12 Years with a Masters; 9 Years with a PhD
• 8 years of experience in Aerospace, Software, Computer, and/or System Engineering
• This position requires an active DoD Secret Clearance adjudicated within the last 6 years.
• Requires the ability to obtain Special program access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Systems Engineering experience, including understanding of the systems engineering V and requirements management in DOORS.
• Experience with C2, Physical Security, Cybersecurity, and/or Communications systems
• Experience developing OPSCONS or CONOPS
• Experience in the military aerospace development environment is preferred.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including DODAF, SysML, and Cameo Enterprise Architect
• Experience with Agile Development
• Ability to derive requirements from high level requirements.
• Ability to learn requirement management in DOORS.
• Occasional travel to Northrop Grumman and Government locations within the United States
• Active Top Secret security clearance

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