Sr. Principal / Staff Lead Systems Engineer

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, Special Mission Aircraft (SMA) Operating Unit (OU) is seeking an Sr. Principal / Staff Systems Engineer to join our team at our El Dorado Hills, CA, Middle River, MD, Huntsville, AL, or Ft. Worth, TX facility. Our team provides customers with support specializing in the development of a novel turbine based power generator and pure digital power distribution electronics. The NGC Intelligent Power Management System (IPMS) team is developing novel energy production solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the IPMS energy revolution and make the impossible, possible.

The Systems engineer will be the lead systems / chief engineer for the IPMS Program.  The candidate will be responsible for the technical direction and execution of all aspects of engineering on the program including design, development, implementation, integration and testing of products to the customer. The Chief Engineer is the technical leader for the program engineering team, and also serves as technical advisor to the program manager and Principal Investigator. The Chief Engineer is typically the primary technical point-of-contact to the customer. The Chief Engineer coordinates across the program’s Systems Engineering team and other engineering teams. The Chief Engineer ensures that all engineering teams adhere to sound engineering processes, in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, a team player, and possess the ability to research and effectively resolve technical issues both independently and as part of a large multi-disciplined team. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as interpersonal skills in order to coordinate with a variety of disciplines are also essential. This position requires the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to frequently changing requirements.  The candidate will be required to effectively and efficiently work at offsite locations that may require travel. 

This position may be filled at either as an Sr. Principal Systems or a Staff Systems Engineer.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline
• Minimum of 9 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 7 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.
• Experience in gathering requirements, leading exercises or demonstrations.
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)   
• Maintain existing operations procedures up-to-date to also include lessons learned from real-time performance. 
• Develop new procedures as required. 
• Interface with program and customer personnel.
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Experience performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance

Basic Qualifications for Staff Systems Engineer

• Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline
• Minimum of 14 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 12 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 10 years of direct relevant experience with PhD
• Experience in gathering requirements, leading exercises or demonstrations.
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)   
• Maintain existing operations procedures up-to-date to also include lessons learned from real-time performance. 
• Develop new procedures as required. 
• Interface with program and customer personnel.
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Experience performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in development and earned value management of cost accounts and schedules as related to Systems Engineering tasks
• Experience with Model Based Engineering (MBE) concepts and tools (CAMEO)
• Working knowledge of Simulink, Matlab and LabVIEW tools
• Agile development experience a plus
• Ability and willingness to travel 25%
• Current DOD secret security clearance

This position reports to Unknown City, CA, USA, however, you are able to work from any of the additional 3 locations listed above.

Salary Range: $117,900 USD - $219,000 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.