Northrop Grumman Hiring for Senior/Principal Engineer Systems – Ground Segment (Space Systems) at Manhattan Beach, California Full Time

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

The Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division of Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector seeks team members who want to solve interesting, complex problems which protect our nation. 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 have an opening for either a Principal Systems Engineer or a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our qualified, diverse team. We are seeking a team member who wants to solve interesting, complex problems to help protect our nation. 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. The team you will support is located at our Space Park campus in Redondo Beach, CA.

What you’ll get to do?

As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will support a team of engineers to define, develop, decompose, analyze, verify, and validate requirements for the ground segment of a satellite system. In this role, you will be interacting with the customer and leadership to define and maintain the technical baseline. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to drive the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission, ensuring everything is synchronized.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Systems Engineer level or a Senior Principal Systems Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related experience

• Verification experience with focus on requirements selloff at CSCI & Element levels

• Team player, ability to work with stakeholders (internal & external) coordinating verification plans & execution, resolving interdependencies.

• Ownership of verification artifacts, ability to assess test/verification evidence leading to VERID/ACTID closure.

• Modify/Enhance Verification products as required (Traceability, RVPs, ACTIDs, Analysis, etc.)

• Direct experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access or active SCI access .

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 9 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in STEM with 7 years of related experience

• Verification experience with focus on requirements selloff at CSCI & Element levels

• Team player, ability to work with stakeholders (internal & external) coordinating verification plans & execution, resolving interdependencies.

• Ownership of verification artifacts, ability to assess test/verification evidence leading to VERID/ACTID closure.

• Modify/Enhance Verification products as required (Traceability, RVPs, ACTIDs, Analysis, etc.)

• Direct experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access or active SCI access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Agile development

• Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers, and customers

• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts.

• Excellent technical writing and team building skills.

• Interface with Gov’t/SETA technical team, adjudicate & resolve any surfaced CRMs.

Salary Range: $104,600.00 – $157,000.00Salary Range 2: $129,700.00 – $194,500.00

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

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 most positions.

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