Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in San Diego, CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) construct.
Roles and Responsibilities will include:
• Support System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of new development projects
• Work with a team of engineers on the development of system design, end-to-end traceability, data analyses, interface verification, and failure/anomaly resolution
• Independently develop methods to automate processes and documentation associated with design and testing.
• Develop and produce artifacts that support design reviews, systems integration, verification, and validation.
• Attends and/or prepares materials for presentations for Engineering Design Reviews
• Develop, mature, and coordinate software interfaces and requirements to support the design, development, and sustainment of integrated components of a large system across multiple contracts.
• Host and attend working group and review board meetings and provide insight and technical approval as required.
• Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.
• Support requirements decomposition and updates to requirements documents
• Solicit feedback from stakeholders to refine lower level requirements
• Strong critical thinking, verbal, and written communication skills are required for success in this role
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.
Travel up to 25% may be required.
We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, 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
• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field and 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master of Science Degree in a STEM field and 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD in a STEM field and 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience.
• Experience supporting Systems Engineering Milestones SRR, PDR and Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Experience with the application and development of Interface Control artifacts and requirements in large systems.
• Experience briefing technical presentations to stakeholders
• Must have an active US Government Top Secret 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 business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Can identify moderate architecture defects in presentation material
• Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification and Coordinate verification plans among various IPTs.
• Prefer Engineering degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Engineering Physics
• Experience working on military aircraft / spacecraft systems
• Experience providing analysis and engineering support to new business development and proposal activities.
• Experience in system architecture and Concept of Operations (CONOPs)
• Experience in Interface Control Document (ICD) development and integration
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