2027 Associate Systems Engineer - San Diego CA

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description Northrop Grumman is seeking Associate Systems Engineers This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, CA The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Navigation Intelligence & Connectivity Division. At the Northrop Grumman San Diego campus our Communication/Network Solutions Business Units create the next generation of communications and signal processing systems. We take ideas from concept to working systems aboard the world’s most advanced platforms right here in always-sunny San Diego. We design in our campus of labs and on-site advanced manufacturing just minutes from the beach and everything for which Southern California is famous. It’s work that matters and a career that can takes you places. The selected candidate will work in a dynamic people-focused environment where he/she will interact with users, customers and other developers. Roles and Responsibilities • Working within a multi-discipline (Hardware, Software, Cyber, Systems) team to ensure the complete, overall design and implementation of cutting-edge network and communication systems • Taking responsibility for a sub-system or feature that may include algorithm development, digital modeling, or hands-on integration and test in a laboratory environment • Supporting technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses may be performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. • Applying your Systems, RF, Comms, and/or Network Modeling experience to cutting edge pursuits • Participating in architecture definition and complex system problem solving in support of advanced software defined multifunction mission systems • Creating innovative concepts of operation and employment of the advanced mission system solutions • Development of detailed design requirements suitable for efficient hardware/software/firmware implementation and network deployment • Having a strong work ethic and the ability to work in an integrated product team (IPT) environment Basic Qualifications: A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must: • Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution • Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) degree • Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) • The ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs Preferred Qualifications: • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher • Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular) • Experience in working in an autonomous work environment on complex projects. • Experience in working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from project inception through launch. • Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups • Experience with emerging technologies • High proficiency with tools required for communication system and network modeling and simulation • Agile development experience, including use of Atlassian products • Background in digital communications theory and commercial and military wireless networking technologies • Development of communication waveform processing techniques and architectures in support of Northrop Grumman’s advanced software defined multifunction mission systems • Demonstrated depth and breadth in the physical through application layers and how the aggregation of these partitioned capabilities accomplish required missions • Demonstrated skills in bridging the gap between theoretical and practical and in performing associated trade off analysis • Model Based System Engineering experience, especially using Cameo • Experience with Linux & Windows system administration • Experience with the Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-53) and/or Committee for National Security Systems • Instruction (CNSSI 1253) • Current DoD 8570/8140 IA Certification (Security+CE or similar) OR must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, the certification within 6 months of start date • Knowledge and/or experience in one or more of the following technologies: AD/DNS, Patch Management, PKI, HBSS, ACAS, VMware products, Splunk Salary Level: $76,200 – 114,400 campusjobs 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.