Sr Principal Systems Engineer - MASC-F

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL. 

Position Overview:  

The selected Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Analyst will work on the Modeling and Simulation – Framework (MASC-F) program with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and developers.

Essential Functions:  

• Analyzing requirements via Interface Design Documents and translating these into technical specifications.
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining systems or software to meet customer needs.
• Provide technical contributions towards software products, processes, and procedures.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure system integration and performance.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 6 years of related experience, or 4 years of experience with a PhD.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS
• Python experience or similar technology.
• Have MDA system experience.
• Experience with Jupyter Notes or similar technology.
• Applicants must have the ability to work full time onsite
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interface experience (knowledge of the phenomenology transferred to elements, GTISS knowledge)
• Technical depth knowledge with at least one sensor (RF or EOIR)
• Able to do technical briefing at high levels
• Able to understand 6-DOF trajectory analysis
• Real-Time understanding (blocking calls and semaphore impacts)
• TCP/IP and Unicast understanding
• Core Truth Model experience
• Agile Scrum
• Current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Salary Range: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.