Engineer Systems

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently seeking an Engineer Systems as part of the IRBM/ICBM Systems Engineering Integration & Test team in our Chandler, AZ office.

 

Role Description & Responsibilities:

• Serves as a Systems Engineer for the IRBM/ICBM Program requiring the candidate to function in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment

• Should possess strong technical problem solving, written and verbal communication skills to generate and document system level launch vehicle requirements, perform vehicle performance assessments and participate in system level verification/data review activities

• Expected to regularly interface with program management, engineering staff and external customers

• Should be willing to occasionally work during odd hours (nights/weekends) and occasionally longer than normal (>40 hrs/wk) to meet deadlines

• Should possess a strong resolve to drive tasks to completion autonomously

• Implements and manages system requirements in the Requirements Management databases (DOORS)

• Provides data for and assists in risk management (identifies potential risks) and trade study processes

• Supports system design, data analyses, interface verification, testing, and failure/anomaly resolution

• Supports the testing and/or evaluation/validation of one or more components of a system or subsystem analytical model or actual system implementation

• Prepares and presents materials at program major milestone meetings

 

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 Years with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with Masters

• Candidate must have a minimum of 2 years of related work experience

• Candidate must have the ability to obtain DoD Secret level security clearance which generally requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite

• Ability to travel is required (<10%)

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A strong experienced-based and academic foundation in Systems Engineering fundamentals is desired

• Experience with Northrop Grumman Space Systems LVBU Systems Engineering standards/guidelines and expectations is desired

• Experience with external customer interfacing (meetings, presentation, negotiation) is desired

• System testing and launch operations experience is desired

• Experience with Agile, Jira, and Scrum is desired

Salary Range: $73,400 USD - $110,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.