Staff Systems Engineer - XDR Software - NG Space Systems

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division of Northrop Grumman Space Systems sector pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. We are a trusted mission payload and ground system provider with extensive experience providing end-to-end mission solutions from concept through operations and support.

We are seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our talented team in Redondo Beach, CA. As a Systems Engineer you will support a team of engineers to define, develop, decompose, analyze, verify, and validate requirements for the satellite system.

This position will focus primarily on system engineering for resource controller software requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation from system-level requirements down to lower-level requirements; preparing content for delta-PDR and CDR; document software design in model; software requirements mapping and analysis; software qualification testing; software integration; and liaising with subject matter experts, analysts, architects, designers, and specialty engineers to ensure requirements are defined holistically, completely, and unambiguously for an integrated system.

This position is contingent upon program award and/or customer funding.

Basic Qualifications:

• Staff Systems Engineer: 12 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years of relevant experience with Masters; 8 Years of relevant experience with PhD
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application with the ability to acquire DoD Top Secret
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
• Experience with front end of SE “vee” requirements analysis and decomposition and generation of requirement specifications
• Experience with requirements verification and qualification testing
• Ability to collaborate and contribute to technical discussions with fellow team members, cross-organizational teams, and management
• Ability to work closely with software developers and/or programing experience
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Agile and DevOps
• Embedded systems software development, integration, and test experience
• Familiar with processing payloads and/or Military communication satellites
• Familiar with SIMICS and VxWorks 7.0
• Programming Languages: C/C++, Python
• Experience using DOORS or equivalent requirements management database
• Experience with CAMEO
• Experience working with Software and Hardware teams
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills

Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

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.

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.