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Requisition ID: R10188548

• Category: Engineering

• Location: San Diego, California, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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 Aeronautics Systems is looking for well qualified Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in San Diego, CA. In this role you will execute system engineering tasking across the entire lifecycle of a system including the development and integration of new capabilities on the RQ-4 NATO platform. This role will entail execution of cradle-to-grave integration and leadership across all Systems Engineering disciplines including requirements development, use case development, capability (hardware and software) development, integration planning, lab integration, test planning, formal test, verification and fielded test and mission support.

Essential Functions:

• Lead cross-IPT development of system level requirements and use cases

• Implement requirements verification methodology and traceability

• Lead development of interface definitions and integration plans

• Conduct formal hands-on integration and support capabilities-based system level testing of fully integrated complex software and hardware subsystems within Test environment

• Evaluate integration and test anomalies and assist disposition and correction of issues as found

• Perform requirements verification and selloff

• Provide support to flight test and fielded assets

• Evaluate software/logic-related findings in the field though the utilization of the lab environment

• Present technical recommendations to internal and external technical leadership

• Direct interaction with the customer with understanding their mission needs and flowing that information back to the engineering and leadership team

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Systems Engineer (level 3) consideration – Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of engineering experience; MS degree in STEM discipline with 3 years of experience in engineering. PhD degree in a STEM discipline with 1 year of engineering experience

• An active DoD Secret Clearance

• Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, integration, test planning/ procedure development, and requirements verification

• Experience in ICD development and integrating hardware and software in a lab environment

• Experience with root cause investigations

• Experience with briefing the customer and senior leadership

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in software development, including interfacing with systems engineering and integration and test

• Experience in troubleshooting system issues in a lab or the field and identifying root cause corrective actions

• Experience supporting field operations including maintenance, mission support, and fielded issues investigations

• Experience with NATO programs

• Familiarity with TeamCenter PLC and working knowledge of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

• Strong leadership, excellent communication, and strong technical writing/presentation skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance

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We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge.

Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:

• Free Education Advice: Call 855-222-2398 to speak with an experienced advisor to tailor an educational program to your career goals and needs.

• Tuition Savings at Accredited Schools: Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.

• Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees

Salary Range: $110,300 - $165,000

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.