Staff Systems Engineer

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics 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 Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

The Space Systems Engineering and Integration Organization in SSSD has an opening for a Staff Space Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA.

The Space Vehicle Environments Thread Lead is responsible for the development and maturation of Unit and Element Environmental Specification and the Unit and Element Test Tailoring Report. This person will be the lead point-of-contact for a set of requirements to ensure that Space Vehicle implementation meets customer intent.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
-Lead the development of space vehicle environmental requirements across several program documents and develop expertise and maintain historical knowledge for each requirement and owns all of the development aspects related to their requirements or capabilities across the system engineering “V” from requirements definition to sell off.
-Support horizontal integration of the system design across the architecture and their involvement across program Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) extends to lower-level requirement allocation, design, verification, and validation activities (i.e., segment, element, subsystem, unit, etc.) to vertically integrate and ensure system-level thread requirements are met.
-Develop or provide input to SE products that interact with the Elements including requirement development, requirement allocation descriptions, verification plans, and verification evidence.

Basic Qualifications

-Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14+ years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12+ years of engineering experience OR PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 9+ years of engineering experience

-Candidate must have, and be able to maintain, an active Dept. of Defense Secret level clearance with a background investigation date within 10 years
-Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance

-Demonstrated experience in mechanical engineering and deployments
-Strong People and Technical Leadership Skills

-Excellent communication skills (upward and downward)
 
Preferred Qualifications
-Experienced and/or degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
-Experienced with Thread engineering and Space Vehicle engineering and interface requirements definition
-Active TS/SCI clearance
-End-to-end Systems Engineering experience

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

-Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

-401k

-Educational Assistance

-Life Insurance

-Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

-Paid Time Off

-Health & Wellness Resources

-Employee Discounts

-Flexible Schedules:  For example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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.

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.