Principal Systems Engineer (AHT)

About the role

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team in Chandler, AZ.

The Principal Systems Engineer will perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

This is a hands-on engineering position requiring strong analytical skills, a willingness to learn complex DoD requirements, and the ability to operate under senior engineer guidance.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities

• Implements and manages system requirement changes in the Requirements Management databases under direction of more experienced engineers.
• Revises and manages both original and revised specification/interface definition document and expedites documents through signature approval process.
• Manages the requirements verification database provided to the customer, to ensure, as the system design/build matures, that it satisfies each system requirement.
• Modifies management tracking reports for a variety of systems engineering performance parameters, resource metrics and design margins.
• May also be required to support proposal-writing efforts for Systems Engineering.
• Implements changes to Functional/Logical/Physical Model of System Architecture and support less experienced engineers with similar tasking.
• Supports system design, analyses, interface verification, testing, failure/anomaly resolution or mission operations.
• Supports the testing and/or evaluation/validation of one or more components of a system or subsystem analytical model or actual system implementation.
• Attends and prepares materials to support system engineering during major internal and external reviews.
• Supports trade studies, system sensitivity studies, design optimization studies, system performance assessments, system design assessments, Operations Analysis work such as mission analysis and timelines and CONOPS development.
• Analyzes cost history for bidders from projects where directly involved.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
• U.S. citizenship
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work collaboratively in team environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing, validating or verifying interface requirements.
• Knowledge of launch vehicles.
• Experience with core systems engineering disciplines: requirements management, interface control, verification planning, technical review preparation, and risk/cost analysis.
• Experience supporting mission planning and execution for complex DoD or aerospace systems.
• Experience on Strike or similar weapon/mission system programs is a plus.

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Primary Level Salary Range

$98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.