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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, civil and commercial customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

The Mission Engineering and Operations Organization in SSSD has several openings for a Space Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in the Space Park Center of Excellence to include Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo in Southern California.

Multiple roles are available throughout the product development life-cycle of our programs with emphasis in one of the following disciplines:

- Space System Physical and Functional Architecture Development
- Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
- Thread Engineering
- Model Based System Engineering
- Orbital Analysis/Determination
- System Integration
- Test Planning/Execution
- Ground Systems Engineering
- Tool Development
- Site Installation
- Interface Validation
- System Activation
- System Operation
- System Maintenance and Turnover

Available positions require that the candidate have a strong understanding of one or more of the skills described. Project roles span all phases from new business acquisition, and IRAD/ technology development to established programs.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

- Medical, Dental amp; Vision coverage
- 401K
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs amp; - Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health amp; Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Schedules: For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work

For more details, please view Northrop Grumman Benefits.

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Qualification

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2+ years of engineering experience OR Masters Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
* ONE of the following active U.S. Government security clearances: Dept of Defense Secret level (or higher) with a background investigation date within 10 years OR Dept of Energy L clearance with a background investigation date within 10 years

Preferred Qualifications:

* Masters Degree in Engineering

* Experience working on aircraft or spacecraft systems

* Experience in developing, managing, and decomposing requirements

* Experience in system architecture, CONOPs, or model based system engineering

* Experience in subsystem, payload, or system integration

* Experience using DOORS, Cameo

* Strong People and Technical Leadership Skills

* Excellent communication Skills (upward and downward)