Staff System Design Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking a Staff System Design Lead​

What You’ll Get to Do: 

In this program/system level role, you’ll work within the Requirements team as a dedicated Thread Lead. You’ll perform all aspects of requirements management for an exceptionally complex system that blends both mature and emerging technologies giving you the opportunity to shape the future of mission‑critical solutions.

This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area.

This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

Basic Qualifications for Staff System Design Lead: 

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 10 years of experience with Master's degree, OR 8 years of experience with PhD
• Demonstrated experience defining and managing requirements of large-scale systems, including decomposition and allocation to various system segments
• Requirements development from conceptualization to verification
• Demonstrated experience with Systems Development Lifecycle with a focus on SRR to CDR
• Skilled in use case development through structured, iterative approaches
• Experience producing systems engineering artifacts for major system reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Experience coordinating with various team members across subsystems during the development process
• Risk and opportunity management experience

• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

• Current active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph prior to start

Preferred Qualifications for Staff System Design Lead: 

• Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

• Use of requirements management tools, such as DOORS or Cameo
• Demonstrated experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (SysML/MBSE), specifically using MBSE to drive use case development through behavioral diagrams
• Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements
• Experience leading teams
• Demonstrated experience managing a large database of requirements across systems, subsystems, and lower-level components
• Multi-disciplinary engineering exposure (software, hardware, electrical) and strong ability to communicate cross functionally
• Familiarity with project and task management tools: Jira or Confluence
• Familiarity with data visualization tools: Tableau

Primary Level Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

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.