Sr. Staff 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

What You Will Get To Do:

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the SNAP Department (Strategic Networks, Applications, and Products).  Our team focuses on Network Solutions, and supports a variety of technologies across our three departments; C3 Solutions, Strategic Networks, and Small Form Factors. C3 Solutions, specializes in Tactical Data Link processors, emulators, and simulators.  Our Strategic Networks team builds solutions to defending our country's nuclear assets.  And lastly, our Small Form Factors Department brining SWaP optimized solutions (Crypto, SDRs, Space Networks) to new domains, bridging us into Space , Weapons, and more.  This position will be located in the beautiful city of San Diego, CA, at one of our two locations; Rancho Carmel, or Kearny Mesa. 

• Apply your Systems, Comms, and/or Network Modeling experience to cutting edge pursuits
• Participation in architecture definition and complex system problem solving in support of advanced software defined multifunction mission systems
• Creation of innovative concepts of operation and employment of the advanced mission system solutions
• Development of detailed design requirements suitable for efficient hardware/software/firmware implementation and network deployment

This position will require onsite work however for this role we are able to offer flexible work arrangements and some remote work will be possible.

Basic Qualifications Staff Systems Engineer:

• 20 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science in STEM field; or 18 years of relevant experience with a Masters: 15 years of relevant experience with a PHD

•  System analysis and/or integration experience
• Recent experience in requirements allocation & derivation and verification traceability
• Experience with Requirements management tools such as DOORs 
• Clearance: Candidate must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Model Based System Engineering experience, especially using Cameo
• Agile development experience, including use of Atlassian products
• High proficiency with tools required for communication system and network modeling and simulation
• Demonstrated depth and breadth in the physical through application layers and how the aggregation of these partitioned capabilities accomplish required missions
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain DoD Special Program Access (SAP)

Salary Range: $178,700 USD - $268,100 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.