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, you rsquo;ll 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 Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer to join the team. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. Learn more about the GBSD program here. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force rsquo;s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

What you will get to do:

Performing customer requirements elicitation leading to Requirements Development

* Coordination amp; collaboration with the System Engineering and Command amp; Launch Segment System Engineering Teams
* Supporting system, segment, element and unit level trade studies
* Definition of high-level functional and performance requirements and verification methods, subsequent analysis, decomposition, and derivation of requirements, allocation of those lower-level requirements to physical and functional architectural elements, and tracking them through design, verification, integration, and operational validation
* Supporting a team of engineers to create, mature and present comprehensive and cohesive technical charts representative of the appropriate level of maturation for any given milestone meeting and demonstrating team readiness in relation to achieving the milestone entrance and exit criteria
* Identifying required contractual deliverables and non-contractual documentation and driving corresponding updates to closure
* Coordinating and collaborating with diverse engineering design teams to assist in managing the technical baseline

Principal Systems Engineer:

* Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
* Works under only general direction. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
* Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects. Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources.
* Have frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts. Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- 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

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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***This position may be filled at a higher level depending upon experience below**

Qualification

You rsquo;ll Bring These Qualifications:

* Bachelor rsquo;s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with two years of experience or a Masters Degree with no work experience for Systems Engineer. Principal Systems Engineer requires a minimum of 5 Years relative experience with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
* 2+ years of experience performing in a Systems Engineering or related technical discipline
* Understanding of systems engineering principles and processes
* Active DoD Secret clearance with investigation completed in the last 6 years
* Possess excellent oral and written communication skills
* Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite - Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

* A current DoD Top Secret clearance with capability for SAP access
* Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers and customers
* Direct experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database
* Familiarity with Model- Driven Systems Engineering languages (SysML /UML) and concepts and CORE knowledge a plus
* Excellent technical writing skills, and team building skills
* Subcontractor technical oversight experience