RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a
Systems Engineer to join our team This position can be staffed at a
Systems Engineer 2 or
Principal Systems Engineer and will be based in
Colorado Springs, CO.
What You'll Get to Do:Primary purpose will be to provide Systems Engineering expertise and support within a "radar", "site activation" or "compute" IPT. Requirements decomposition, SRR/PDR/CDR support, and technical expertise for the product line that they primarily support. Applying systems engineering best practices rigorously. Additional duties to include facilitation of technical content capture from SMEs to support CDRL development, I&T consultation and support, and technical baseline updates.
- Support system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements.
- Perform functional analysis and systems trade studies for technical solutions with respect to concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
- Assist with the generation of well-defined and executable system and subsystem requirements documents, interface documents, and test and verification documents.
- Support system/subsystems integration, test, and requirements verification activities.
- Support system technical performance measurement definition and tracking.
- Support the preparation of system engineering materials during System Requirements Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, System Verification Review, Test Readiness Review, and other program reviews as needed.
- Interface with inter-organizational management and external Customer to communicate technical briefing and program status
- Minimal travel is expected.
Basic Qualifications:- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
- Level 2: 2 Years with Bachelors in STEM, 0 Years with Masters
- Principal: 5 Years with Bachelors in STEM, 3 Years with Masters STEM, or 1 Year with PhD
- Experience with requirements decomposition and requirements management
- Experience working with cross-functional integrated product teams
- Experience working through the Systems Engineering lifecycle process for system development
- Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
- Experience with SharePoint
- Expertise with MS Office tool suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Experience with Agile software development (PI Planning, 2-week sprint cycles, story pointing, etc.)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to project plan and execute
- Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
- Proven ability to manage Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) delivery from inception to completion, including providing technical expertise, ensuring alignment with software architecture, and drafting deliverable documents by leveraging a comprehensive understanding of the system's software architecture.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience with technical writing for specifications and technical baseline documentation
- Experience with MBSE Modeling (Cameo)
- Familiarity with PLM tools (Siemens, Windchill, Teamcenter)
- Familiarity with scaled compute cluster development, hypervisors, and network engineering
- Familiarity with Radar Systems and operations
- Familiarity with radar Blake Charts for operational performance analysis
Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00
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.
