Principal / Senior Principal Engineer Systems Modeling Simulation

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Senior Principal Engineer Systems Modeling Simulation to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

**This role may be filled at the Principal OR Senior Principal level based on the listed qualifications, below**

In this role, you will work in a diverse Science and Technology Mission Engineering-focused environment.  You will have the opportunity to become a subject matter expert on operational capabilities that support the overall mission space. While working in a team environment, the ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of challenging problems, drive them to a solution, and provide leadership for implementing the solution. Excellent communication skills are required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with internal business partners to gather requirements, develop prototype models, and architect solutions in support of various System of Systems activities
• Understand the various aspects of the entire development life cycle of complex DoD aircraft.
• Support specific areas in the full life cycle of engineering development, to include requirements development, modeling and simulation, verification and validation (V&V) activities, etc.
• Analyze both simulated and live flight data results and metrics to assess overall mission effectiveness associated with current and future operational capability improvements
• Apply technical expertise in solving complex integration challenges.  

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications (Principal): 

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company
• Must have general knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• Must have basic level programming skills in MATLAB

Basic Qualifications (Senior Principal): 

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company
• Must have general knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• Must have basic level programming skills in MATLAB

Preferred Qualifications:

• Programming experience in Python
• Ability to obtain and Maintain TS/SCI Clearance
• Minimum 5 years of experience in radar specific modeling or radar engineering fields
• Extensive experience modeling or designing passive RF systems such as ESM, RWR, PSS, PCR and anti-radiation seekers
• Experience with radar Electronic Protect (EP) modes, implementation and tradespace
• Experience modeling / designing digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms
• Experience with space-time processing algorithms including STAP/CSTAP/PSTAP, MUSIC, as well as adaptive digital beamforming, jam nullification and sidelobe cancellation
• Experience modeling or designing interferometry-based passive detectors
• Extensive experience modeling the airborne clutter environment and evaluating the success of mitigation processing mechanisms
• Knowledge of adversary radar & electronic warfare systems and capabilities
• Near-field antenna RF modeling experience

Salary Range: $92,600.00 - $139,000.00Salary Range 2: $114,900.00 - $172,300.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.