Sr. Principal Engineer Systems Waimea Mission Communication Lead (Satellite/Space Systems) Top Secret Clearance Required
United States-Virginia-Dulles, United States
$133-200k
Full Time
6 months ago
Job description
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 β 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 the Tactical Space Systems Division in a challenging and rewarding role as a Senior Principal Mission Communication Lead Systems Engineer. Support small-class space vehicles enabling national security at our Dulles, VA campus.
Responsibilities include:
Serve as lead (responsible engineer) for a space vehicle mission communication subsystem
Provide technical expertise to development of mission communication subsystem specification ensuring system will meeting mission objectives
Responsible for design, interface documentation, analysis, test planning, for space-based mission communications subsystems
Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to develop interface supporting Government Furnished communication hardware
Identify gaps to existing data routing and processing hardware/software elements needed to meet mission requirements
Provide technical leadership to development of new data routing and processing hardware/software features to meet mission requirements
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Basic Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 9+ years of experience or a masterβs degree and 7+ years of experience.
Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Must have an active or current Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with space communication and networking standards (CCSDS, TCP/IP)
Experience with integration of space or airborne platform communications hardware, avionics, and/or software
Experience with communications system engineering (link budgets, data budgets, requirements, interfaces)
Experience with optical and RF communication systems
Experience with integrating with open ground architectures and SCN ICD 0508
Proven ability to lead technical development activities
Active or current TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance.
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