Sentinel (GBSD) Principal / Sr Principal System Verification Engineer - GN&C (10544)

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) System Verification Engineer in support of the Sentinel program.  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.  This position is in Roy, UT. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do

A Successful candidate shall be able to perform system integration, verification and validation, and functional & performance analyses for an integrated guidance system.

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Perform data collection and analysis against system requirements and interfaces for multiple software builds and hardware components
• Prepare detailed test plans, reports and support formal verification of a system
• Perform integration, regression, and verification testing including checkout in a lab environment
• Be able to apply a well-versed understanding of guidance system principles to successfully verify system functionality and performance in a multitude of scenarios and conditions
• Support Guidance level testing in the lab and dynamic testing in the field

Position Benefits

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  

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This position’s 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.   

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal level or Sr. Principal level ​

• Principal Engineer Systems: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 0 years of experience with PhD
• Sr Principal Engineer Systems: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 9 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 7 years of experience with Master's degree, 4 years of experience with PhD
• US Citizenship with an Active DoD Secret clearance, granted or re-investigated within last 6 years, or in Continuous Evaluation (CE)
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance
• Experience with automated test environments
• Experience with Python/C++ Programming and Tools
• Experience verifying system & software requirements
• Must be Experienced with Guidance Systems for Missiles highly technical role.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Previous Systems Engineering experience and understanding of the systems engineering ‘V’
• Experience with Guidance System Testing
• Experience in system engineering on a real time operating system
• Strong understanding of GN&C architecture for launch vehicles
• Exposure to the Agile methodology
• Active Top Secret security clearance

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