Systems Engineer Or Principal Systems Engineer
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector (NGDS) is seeking a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer to join our growing team of diverse professionals. The candidate will support Agile development of MS Windows and cloud-based solutions as a Product Owner and Systems Engineer, performing engineering analysis to define internal and external interfaces, user and data workflows, system architecture and design for new capabilities, as part of the Mission Planning and Decision Support Operating Unit (OU).
Daily responsibilities include:
- Develop CONOPs, perform functional analysis, requirements allocation, decomposition, and interface definition to translate customer requirements into software specifications
- Develop User Stories and Acceptance Criteria for the mission planning products
- Work closely with software development team to implement new capabilities and ensure requirements are met
- Support iterative development of UI/UX concepts and designs with customer feedback
- Perform trade studies to support design approaches and software/hardware selection
- Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
- May include travel to other locations
Basic Qualifications for Systems Engineer:
- BS or higher degree in Engineering or Computer Science from an ABET accredited university
- 2+ years of experience OR 0 years experience with a master's degree in a related discipline
- 1+ years experience in one or more of the following Systems Engineering activities: operational concept development, architecture definition, interface analysis, requirements development and management, verification and validation, authoring engineering reports
- 1+ years experience as a Systems Engineer or Product Owner on an Agile software development effort
- User Story Development, backlog refinement, release planning
- Active DoD Secret security clearance investigated within the last 5 years
- Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on-site in Hollywood (MD) or Melbourne (FL)
Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Engineer:
- BS or higher degree in Engineering or Computer Science from an ABET accredited university
- 5+ years of experience OR 3 years experience with a master's degree in a related discipline
- 2+ years experience in one or more of the following Systems Engineering activities: operational concept development, architecture definition, interface definition, user and data workflow development, authoring engineering reports
- 1+ years experience as a Systems Engineer or Product Owner on a large-scale Agile software development effort
- User Story Development, backlog refinement, release planning, user interaction
- Demonstrated leadership in a Systems Engineering role
- Familiarity with aircraft mission planning systems
- Active DoD Secret security clearance investigated within the last 5 years
- Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on-site in Hollywood (MD) or Melbourne (FL)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD SAP Clearance
- Experience using military aircraft mission planning systems
- Systems Engineering experience migrating desktop applications to cloud native
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Iac) development
- Experience with mathematical algorithm development, MATLAB, modeling/simulation
- Experience with UI/UX development
- Experience with MBSE Tools
- Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, .Net, Java, C, and C#
- Experience with Software Security Engineering, IA/Cybersecurity and industry platform hardening practices, such as DISA STIG Implementation
- Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (such as, Security+)
- Work well in a fast-paced team environment
Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $134,200.00