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 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 Grumman rsquo;s 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 Sr. Principal Specialty Systems Engineer located in Huntsville, AL to support the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.

Your responsibilities Include:

bull; Reviewing and tailoring of EMI/EMC requirements to meet specified product performance for all aspects of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) compliance, including EMI/EMC/EME/ESD/EMP and lightning.

bull; Developing models for interference coupling mechanisms, shielding integrity, and circuit/cable interface isolation to mitigate and control conducted/radiated emissions and susceptibility stimuli.

bull; Performing Electromagnetic Environmental Effects and Survivability site testing including but not limited to test planning, scheduling and test performance in compliance with standards MIL-STD-188-125, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-464

bull; Creating test reports, procedures, and control plans and guidelines.

bull; Developing, maintaining and delivering a NGI E3 Program Plan

bull; Developing and executing the NGI Survivability and Hardness Assurance Program IAW MDA-STD-001A and the NGI

High Altitude Exo-Atmospheric Nuclear Survivability (HAENS) Program Plan

bull; Providing technical expertise to perform, document, and assess HAENS Raid analysis using the Survivability Planning and Intercept Evaluation Tool

bull; Assessing salvo logic impacts and suggest improvements to the existing Nuclear Weapons Effects Battle Management algorithms

Qualification

Basic Qualifications:

bull; 9 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 7 Years with Masters;

4 Years with PhD.

bull; U.S. Citizenship

bull; Current, active Secret security clearance.

bull; Familiarity with MIL STD 188-125, MIL STD 461, MIL STD 464

bull; DOORS experience

bull; Must be able to travel (approximately 10%)

Preferred Qualifications:

bull; 5 years of missile systems or space launch systems engineering experience

bull; Nuclear effects (including EMP) modeling experience.

bull; LabVIEW CLAD or higher certification

bull; SIPRNet experience

bull; GMD or other missile defense experience