
Principal Systems Engineer - Requirements & Verification
Job Description
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 has an opening for a Principal Requirements and Verification Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located on site in Rancho Bernardo, California, or potentially will accept support from El Segundo, California or Palmdale, California.
In this role, your primary roles and responsibilities will include:
- Supporting cross-IPT development of system and segment level requirements and use cases
- Implementing requirements verification methodology and traceability
- Supporting development of interface definitions and integration plans
- Conducting formal integration and support capabilities-based system level testing of fully integrated complex software and hardware subsystems
- Evaluating integration and test anomalies and assist disposition and correction of issues as found
- Performing requirements verification and selloff
- Providing support to flight test and fielded assets
- Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment, Action Oriented, Strong Attention to Detail, Communicates Effectively
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience
- Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
- Active USG Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)..
- Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders.
- Experience in DOORS & Atlassian Tool Suite
Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00
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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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Job Details
- Category
- Aerospace Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Posted
- Compensation
- $114,000 - $171,000 per year
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman builds missile defense systems, military satellites, autonomous aircraft, and solid rocket motors. Operates the Cygnus ISS cargo spacecraft and is building NASA's Lunar Gateway HALO module.
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