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.

Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems/ Principal Systems Engineer for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Systems Interfaces team in support of the Missile Defense Agency and is located in Huntsville, Alabama.

Your responsibilities Include:

bull; Performing, managing, and executing system analysis and interface definition

bull; Developing critical methods for new capabilities and applications

bull; Attending and preparing materials for presentation during Program Reviews such as Critical Design Review and System Verification Review

bull; 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

bull; Developing interface documentation such as, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interface Description Documents (IDDs), Interface Requirements Specifications (IRSs), and interface risk assessment/analysis as a component of the Systems Architecture Model.

bull; Develop, execute, maintain and deliver Verification Cross Reference Matrixes, and bidirectional trace reports, and TBR/TBD Burn Down as detailed by the GMD SEMP.

bull; Support the development and maintenance of the Human-Systems Interfaces in accordance with the SEMP

bull; Ensuring proper implementation of the program 39;s interface management plan

bull; Coordinating with key internal/external stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of the interface requirements bull; Ensuring integration of interface requirement representation in other key model-based artifacts (e.g. DOORs, Cameo)

Qualification

Basic Qualifications:
This position may be filled at either a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer level
bull; Systems Engineer: 2 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 0 Years with Masters
bull; Principal Systems Engineer: 5 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
bull; U.S. Citizenship is required
bull; Individual must have a current, active Secret security clearance
bull; Requirements and Interface Control Document (ICD) development
bull; System Integration, Test and/or Verification
bull; System trade studies and/or System modeling
bull; Test planning and execution with an understanding of interdependencies
bull; Knowledge of the Systems Engineering process including trade studies, design reviews and system verification
bull; Familiarity with modeling tools (e.g. MATLAB, Python, NASTRAN, ANSYS, Cameo)

Preferred Qualifications:
bull; 5 or more years of missile systems or space launch systems engineering experience
bull; Familiarity with Agile processes and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
bull; SYSML and DODAF experience
bull; SIPRNet experience
bull; GMD or other missile defense experience
bull; Previous experience working with a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customer
bull; Experience in systems engineering, requirements, and product development processes and application to complex weapon or space systems
bull; Previous Model-Based Systems Engineering experience