Systems Engineer (Senior Principal Level; Active DoD Clearance Required)

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 Aerospace Systems sector is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to work in our Systems Engineering West directorate.

The selected engineer will have a good understanding of the systems engineering design life cycle and experience with requirements management and verification planning.  The candidate will be responsible for the requirements analysis, development, allocations and tracing; performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, running detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into capability based requirements.

They will provide design assessments and perform verification checks; develop technical, system integration and verification plans and track progress; perform cost trades; perform risk analysis, develop mitigation plans and track closure; develop interface control documents with minimal oversight.

The candidate will help ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 9 years of experience in engineering; or a Master's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 7 years of experience in engineering.

• An active DoD Clearance

• Experience supporting Systems Engineering Milestones SRR, PDR and CDR.

• Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification and requirements management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with DOORS, Confluence, and JIRA.

• Experience in ICD development and integration
• Experience with multiple disciplines across Systems Engineering, incl. requirements, integration, technical configuration management (CM or Technical Baseline), cyber
• Experience with Agile Design Methodology

This position reports to San Diego, CA, USA, however, you are able to work from any of the additional 2 locations listed above.

Salary Range: $129,700 USD - $194,500 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.