Staff Engineer Systems – System Integration Engineer (25-285)

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 offers an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Engineer Systems – System Integration Engineer (25-285) to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position, based at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a vital role in supporting the U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position, and this role is on-site with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program serves as the central element of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that allows the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor the progress of the battle, and dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that provides an optimized response to threats of all ranges during every phase of flight. It functions as a force multiplier, networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both globally and regionally to improve performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a vital part of all system ground and flight tests, which verify and evaluate the current and future capabilities of the missile defense system.

Essential Functions:

• Will be responsible for leading a team of system integrators through planning, scheduling, and conducting system integration activities in both laboratory and operational environments
• Support program iteration planning and oversee resource allocation across all projects, tasks, and pop-ups
• Oversee staffing levels using the Resource Control Board process
• Coordinate, develop, and execute detailed test plans and procedures to evaluate C2BMC infrastructure and network design implementation in an integrated environment or to test specific capabilities
• Perform tests on network device communication paths and capacity performance, then analyze data and generate reports afterward
• Create and track Problem Reports to document issues and support Developers in investigating and resolving them
• Review and comment on testability issues, identify obvious design flaws, anticipate data collection points, and coordinate the development of plans for, as well as conduct, anomaly tests and analysis as required
• This position influences the program's impact through:
  • Integrating and troubleshooting both test and operational systems, with issues often related to the OS level (Windows/Linux/Unix/RHEL)
• Create and update scripts to collect data
• Conduct data analysis on message traffic while collaborating closely with internal and government clients
• The author outlined test plans, procedures, and troubleshooting methods
• Plan and oversee integration tests with external components and sensors
• Document test results and prepare briefings on test status and outcomes for internal and external customers
• Must be a self-starter with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment
• May require occasional travel to CONUS or OCONUS sites
• Experience in testing and evaluating software-intensive systems across diverse test environments
• Candidate experience should include the use of DoD test methodologies, infrastructure-related test and analysis planning and execution, planning and execution of test data collection, and test data analysis and reporting
• The analysis experience should include characterizing system, software, or component performance using quantitative methods; reporting the characterization to future users; and aiding performance assessment by a program system engineer
• This experience can come from independent efforts and/or participation in test teams
• Candidates must have strong leadership and practical interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal, including proven experience in briefing customers, leading teams, and working with high-level program personnel

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline is preferred from an accredited university, accompanied by 12 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a STEM related discipline with 10 years of experience; or PhD in a related field with 8 years experience
• Applicants must possess a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is necessary to start
• DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+ CE, JNCIA/JNCIP, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, CCNA/CCNP Security, etc.) is required to start
• Must have the technical skills to perform testing and analysis of hardware, software, algorithms, and processes to verify and characterize the capabilities of the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) element of the Missile Defense System (MDS)
• Must understand messaging architecture (e.g., Service Bus Architecture) and infrastructure components, as well as a working knowledge of Network Transport, Management, and Security hardware and software capabilities
• Testing and analysis will occur across various environments and venues, including stand-alone and integrated testing, in laboratories, at warfighter sites, and potentially during multi-element ground and flight tests
• In addition to leading the team, the candidate must be able to independently conduct tests, collect and analyze data from those tests, and communicate results to test team members, test management, other program teams, and the customer through both presentations and formal test reports
• Extensive knowledge of Cisco or Juniper WAN and LAN hardware and software, along with the ability to install and configure these devices
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure or network issues, familiarity with DNS, proficiency in Windows and Unix/Linux, expertise in Microsoft Office applications, experience with network diagram tools like Visio, and network monitoring tools such as Wireshark
• Must possess strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to work effectively in a small technical team environment and accurately represent test perspectives to C2BMC system architects, software designers, other testers, test support personnel, government customers, and personnel in other MDA programs

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Master's Degree in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
• Graduate Certificate: Model-Based Systems Engineering (Ex, Stevens, Caltech, UCSD, USC, GWU, INCOSE cohort, etc.)
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Intermediate (OCSMP - MBI)
• Ability to critically evaluate network designs
• Expertise in network management systems, firewall functions, and software
• Working knowledge of Tactical Data Links
• Skilled in system and network troubleshooting procedures and best practices
• Experience with challenges related to systems integration, including COTS integration, capacity analysis, and system architecture design
• Experience with Missile Defense System (MDS) element communication architecture across satellite and terrestrial paths (e.g., Aegis, Patriot, GMD, THAAD, SBX)
• Must have experience with virtual environments like VMware, vSphere, etc.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that fosters your growth while supporting the shared success of both our employees and the company. The benefits at Northrop Grumman offer you flexibility and control to select the options that best suit you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

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Additional Northrop Grumman Information:

Salary Range: $155,400.00 - $233,200.00

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.