Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman$108K — $203K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline; PhD considered for advanced roles
  • 5-8 years of relevant work experience depending on level
  • Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • 2+ years of experience with requirements decomposition and management
  • Experience using DOORS for requirements management and verification
  • Familiarity with systems engineering principles and practices
  • Experience in developing systems safety products in an Agile environment

Responsibilities

  • Decompose customer specifications into clear, verifiable requirements using DOORS
  • Develop verification compliance strategies for derived requirements
  • Own and baseline requirement or verification packages through reviews
  • Create systems safety engineering packages for Ground Weapons System (GWS)
  • Conduct safety analyses IAW MIL-STD-882E to mitigate operational risks

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: NoDescription

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

The selected Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4 responsibilities will include the support of the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the (MBSE) Model Based Systems Engineering and Systems Safety team. This role is responsible for developing systems engineering and safety engineering products that directly support the design and development of the GWS capability on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

Essential Functions:

  • Decompose customer specification documents into Clear, Verifiable, and Achievable requirements utilizing DOORS.
  • Develop Verification Compliance Strategizes that detail how we plan to verify derived requirements and what data is required to provide the evidence.
  • Own requirement or verification packages, and hold reviews and adjudicating comments from Product Teams, SMES, and the Customer to baseline Packages.
  • Own development of systems safety engineering packages for GWS (including safety analysis and modeling efforts)


The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels.

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

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Systems Engineer - Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Level 4.

Basic Qualifications (Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4):

  • Systems Engineer Level 3: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience.
  • Systems Engineer Level 4: Bachelor'sDegree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 6 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 4 years of related work experience.
  • Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application.
  • 2+ years of experience with requirements decomposition and management (4+ Years for the Level 4 role)
  • Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
  • Verification experience or knowledge
  • Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
  • Experience developing Certification or Verification packages for all levels of requirements (including safety requirements for operations, flight test, and ground test)
  • Experience developing systems engineering and systems safety products in an Agile environment
  • System Safety Engineering experience conducting comprehensive system safety analyses IAW MIL-STD-882E, including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), and Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA) to ensure compliance and mitigate operational risks
  • Missile Defense Weapon System experience
  • Must be able to work on-site in an office environment.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Requirement Verification methods such as Test
  • GMD Knowledge
  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate
  • Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
  • Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated tools
  • INCOSE or System Engineering certification


Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$36.7 billion
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