Job Description

Description

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, youll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman is designing, producing, and sustaining the next generation of ballistic missile interceptors as part of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) solution. A Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) is necessary to deliver timely, reliable, and effective defense for the United States in the face of ever evolving and ever increasing threats to our nation. Northrop Grummans fully integrated Interceptor program leverages broad Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) expertise and twenty-plus years of operational GMD GBI Homeland Defense experience. Our NGI solution incorporates low risk, next generation technologies and tailors modern practices within traditional execution to incrementally optimize engineering, manufacturing, and mission performance. Come join Northrop Grumman in this exciting new venture!

Space Systems Sector is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Model Based Systems Engineer located in Huntsville, AL to support the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.

Your responsibilities Include:
Implementing and managing system architecture in the Model Based System Engineering environment
Supporting system design, data analyses, interface verification, testing, and failure/anomaly resolution
Attending and preparing materials for presentation during Program Reviews such as Critical Design Review and System Verification Review
Supporting trade studies, system sensitivity studies, design optimization studies, system performance assessments, system design assessments, Operations Analysis work such as mission analysis and timelines and concept of operations development
Assisting Subject Matter Experts in automating and publishing their models onto the Digital Thread
Integrating analytic models with descriptive architecture models
Executing multi-disciplinary analyses and trade studies to support system design and verification activities
Training engineers in multi-disciplinary analysis and optimization tools and processes
'Basic Qualifications:
This position may be filled at either a Principal or Sr Principal Model Based Systems Engineer level.
Principal Model Based Systems Engineer: 5 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
Sr Principal Model Based Systems Engineer: 9 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
U.S. Citizenship is required
Current, active Secret security clearance.
Previous Model-Based Systems Engineering experience
Familiarity with modeling tools (e.g. MATLAB, Python, NASTRAN, ANSYS, Cameo)
Must be able to travel (approximately 10%)

Preferred Qualifications:
7 or more years of missile systems or space launch systems engineering experience
Familiarity with Agile processes and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
SYSML and DODAF experience
SIPRNet experience
GMD or other missile defense experience
Previous experience working with a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customer
Experience in systems engineering, requirements, and product development processes and application to complex weapon or space systems
Prior experience with Multi-Disciplinary Analysis and Optimization methods (e.g. model integration, Designs of Experiments, Variable Sensitivity Analysis, Engineering Optimization)