RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA. In this role, you will serve as an experienced Modeling Simulation and Analysis Engineer to join the Campaign Analysis (CA) Program, part of Systems Analysis and Simulation (SA&S) Organization. You will be responsible for development and analysis of campaign simulations. You will also be responsible for providing guidance on implementing best practices, tools, methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of OA and Systems Engineering processes. Finally, you will be responsible for developing materials and presenting to internal and external stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include: - Developing and implementing comprehensive test strategies, plans, procedures. Ensure compliance with program requirements, industry standards, NG processes as needed. - Soliciting input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization. - Developing and translating CONOPs and related tactics into modeled simulation behaviors in campaign-level models - Delivering campaign-level analysis to solve a variety of fleet sizing and operational problems - Collaborating closely with cross functional teams and cross (related) programs and SA&S teams - Developing roadmaps and plans to support Campaign Analysis strategic objectives - Serving as key liaison for inquiries and communications regarding related products and services Critical Skills for Success in this Role: - Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing - Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with existing and prospective stakeholders - Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results - Ability to clearly present technical approaches and findings to a variety of audiences This role may be filled at either the Engineer or Principal Engineer Level based on the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications: At the Engineer Level: - Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience At the Principal Engineer Level: - Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience And at Both Levels: - Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). - Must have experience with Objected Oriented Simulation - Must be familiar with military operations analysis - 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 - Experience with Objected Oriented Python for Simulation - Experienced in Campaign-level Simulation and Modeling Analysis - Experienced in wargaming or virtual simulation at the campaign or mission level - Experience with multi-resolution conceptual model development, verification, and validation processes to develop simulations to address questions on military operations. - Experience with linear and non-linear optimization models and their application - Experience with relevant Operation Analysis Tools: AFSIM, CFAM, STORM, COSAGE - Familiar with team collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Github, etc. Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00 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.