Computer Network Architects

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 needs a qualified Principal or Senior Principal Network Engineer to perform key assignments for Defense Sector Engineering and Manufacturing networks.

**This position will be located in** **either Rocket Center, West Virginia, Elkton, Maryland, Mesa, Arizona or Warner Robins, Georgia** .

**There is no option for a full-time telecommuting situation.**

This position will provide support across different divisions and Business Units in our Defense Sector. This position supports large heterogeneous unclassified networks that support physical and virtual hosts with an emphasis on supporting NextGen manufacturing network automation and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices. **_This technical role requires an understanding of network administration, systems architecture, cyber security, and information assurance and requires the ability to support a diverse user community in a dynamic environment._**

Responsibilities include:

+ network design, implementation, and evaluation

+ hardware/software installation, upgrades, troubleshooting, repair, monitoring, tuning, automation scripting and general user support.

+ Duties will also include maintaining system documentation, developing infrastructure support procedures, and providing security support.

**This position can be hired as a Principal or Senior Principal Level Engineer, based on the candidate's education and years of experience.**

**Basic Qualifications for a Principal level:**

+ Minimum of 5 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in IT or related STEM field. )An additional 7 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.)

**Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal level:**

+ Minimum of 9 Years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related STEM field; (Additional 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.)

**Remaining Qualifications for Both Levels:**

+ Proficiency with networking devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls.

+ Proficiency with Cisco networking hardware and operating systems

+ Proficiency with various network topographies (data center, LAN, and WAN).

+ Proficiency with TCP/IP connectivity utilizing UTP and fiber optic media.

+ Understanding of Networking technologies including:

+ VLANs, VLAN trunking, Link Aggregation (LACP, LAG), Spanning Tree

+ Layer 3 Routing, CIDR subnetting

+ Virtual chassis and clustering

+ Proficiency with network security principles, threats, and vulnerabilities.

+ Understanding of cyber security compliance in frameworks such as DFARS, RMF or DIACAP

+ Ability to solve problems quickly and completely; analytical problem-solving skills; adept at root-cause analysis and mitigation.

+ Ability to work independently while being conscious of how your work interacts with that of others

+ Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively. Must possess drive, enthusiasm and attention to detail.

+ Design, implement and maintain complex systems and networks. Coordinate maintenance activities with other team members and users to produce least impact solutions.

+ Provides technical guidance to internal and external personnel on highly complex network system installation processes.

+ Solid understanding of the OSI model

+ Superior written and oral communication skills

+ Experience providing remote support

+ Comfortable working in a large Manufacturing environment (varying noise, environmental climates and operating conditions)

+ Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government (DoD) security clearance following hire.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Familiar with using Cisco network security policy and monitoring tools. To Include ISE, DNA Center, Cyber Vision, to manage Juniper network infrastructure.

+ Familiar with Cisco Firepower Layer 7 Next generation firewalls and applying L7 signature-based firewall policies

+ Experience performing troubleshooting with traffic capture tools; such as Wireshark and tcpdump

+ Exposure to next generation networking technologies including:

+ Software Defined Networking & Micro-segmentation

+ Understanding of VXLAN and logical networking concepts

+ Experience with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, etc.)

+ Ability to work flex and overtime hours with some weekend hours expected.

+ Experience with network automation using technologies such as PowerShell, Ansible, Python, JavaScript

+ CCNA or CCNP certification or equivalent is a plus!

Salary Range: $86,600.00 - $130,000.00Salary Range 2: $107,800.00 - $161,800.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

**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.

This role is for a Principal Systems Engineer with the Tactical Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems located in Gilbert, Arizona. The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for supporting the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) systems integration and test (I&T) team, and will report to the Lead Systems Engineer. An ideal candidate would have experience in satellite integration and test activities, including developing and executing test procedures, monitoring spacecraft telemetry, and addressing I&T issues as they arise. This position interfaces closely with our NASA customer so strong technical communication skills are needed.

****This position is primarily day shift, but some 2nd and 3rd shifts may be required based on test schedules.****

**Duties/Responsibilities:**

+ Provide support directly to Lead Systems Engineer and supports satellite integration and test activities

+ Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules

+ Coordinates integrated testing activities; reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure compliance with policies and procedures

+ Respond to test anomalies and support generation of non-conformance reports; continuous follow-up coordination with test team, flight assurance, and customer develop root cause and corrective actions

+ Provide regular briefings directly to customer and Program leadership

\#AZSPACE

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Must be a US citizen with a B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 5 years of experience; M.S. in STEM or related area and 3 years of experience; or a PhD in STEM or related area with systems engineering experience

+ Experience in spacecraft integration and test support and anomaly resolution

+ Experience developing spacecraft integration and test procedures

+ Participation in multidisciplinary teams including internal and customer stakeholders in the review of test anomalies and root cause and corrective action development

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Knowledge and/or experience of the LEOStar-3 architecture

+ Experience interfacing with electrical ground support equipment

+ Experience with spacecraft architecture development and requirements definition

+ Experience leading decomposition of program requirements from system-level down to component level, and generation of requirements with verification methods and criteria

+ Additional experience in any of the following areas is also desired: orbital mechanics, power systems modeling, avionics or digital electronics design, telecommunications design, risk analysis, or thermal design and analysis

+ Desired experience includes Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS/Cradle/CORE, and various analysis engineering tools, such as MATLAB, MATHCAD, and STK

+ Experience leading compilation and organization of verification evidence documentation for verification closures with delivery to customer

+ Experience with spacecraft launch or mission operations support

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

This Systems Engineering position is for a Human Spaceflight Principal Systems Engineer (T03) on a Civil and Space Systems (CSS) program at Northrop Grumman located in Gilbert, AZ and Sterling, VA. In this role, the Systems Engineer will perform duties contributing to space vehicle systems engineering test activities. The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Successful candidate will perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including support of verification/validation planning, support of subsystem test planning, development of system test plans, management and review of system test designs, development of system/subsystem test trades, support of system level testing in a production environment including environmental testing and supporting closure of test program verification notices. Responsibilities will also include interaction with program, functional and customer leadership.

The candidate must be knowledgeable in space systems, spacecraft subsystems design, or mission operations. Position will also include responsibilities relating to integration, testing, and operational readiness of spacecraft and payloads. Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both.

**Duties** :

+ Perform test planning and support test execution for one or more moderately complex (or portions of complex) components, subsystems, and/or functional systems.

+ Audit verification criteria for component, subsystem, and/or functional systems tests.

+ Development of system level test plan to align required system level verification activities as defined in the Systems Requirements Document

+ Development of joint test plans with the customer (NASA) and their associated partner organizations (European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, etc.) for verification of interfaces with government furnished elements

+ Coordinate/oversee subsystem level test plan development (led by the subsystem area) to ensure subsystem level testing is properly accounted for/incorporated at the system level

+ Work with Integration & Test (I&T), engineering, and mission operations to design / develop test procedures/scripts for vehicle testing

+ Develop and manage the space vehicle Test Like You Fly (TLYF) exceptions and mitigations

+ Support review of component level test documentation

+ Support appropriate components/subsystem/system level Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and post-test reviews

+ Provide SE support to I&T for duration of vehicle test campaign including FRB/MRB support, data reviews and test report generation

+ Troubleshoot and develop solutions to challenging Engineering problems

+ Support Systems Test Cost Account Manager in maintaining baseline cost and schedule plans including EVMS

\#AZSPACE

\#NOVASPACE

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related + 5 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field + 3 years of experience

+ Experience with all phases of system development life cycle from product requirements definition to product launch

+ Experience leading and/or developing system level test plans / test requirements documents

+ Experience in design and development of Spacecraft Test and Operational Language (STOL) scripts

+ Experience leading and/or supporting the conduct of test programs

+ Experience in supporting failure review board investigations and development of corrective actions

+ Experience in supporting development of Test Like You Fly exceptions and mitigations

+ Experience leading multidisciplinary teams including internal and customer stakeholders in the review and adjudication of issues associated with test plans, test procedures, test report deliverables

+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ M.S. in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area.

+ Experience in: avionics or digital electronics design, power systems design, telecommunications design, thermal design, and/or ECLSS design

+ Experience with payload integration

+ Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations

+ Familiarity with Command and Telemetry database content

+ Experience with human spaceflight vehicle development including integration & test

+ Desired experience includes Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS, various analysis engineering tools such as MATLAB, and collaborative applications such as Confluence.

+ Experience supporting compilation and organization of verification evidence documentation for verification closures with delivery to customer.

+ Actual spacecraft operations and related ground systems expertise is always a plus.

+ Test experience in one or more of the following areas: Active thermal control systems (fluid pumps) integrated with environmental control systems (heat exchangers); Life Support Systems; Fault tolerant/multi string computing and power architectures; Systems requiring crew

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

**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.

This role is for a Principal Systems Engineer with the Tactical Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems located in Gilbert, Arizona. The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for supporting the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) systems integration and test (I&T) team, and will report to the Lead Systems Engineer. An ideal candidate would have experience in satellite integration and test activities, including developing and executing test procedures, monitoring spacecraft telemetry, and addressing I&T issues as they arise. This position interfaces closely with our NASA customer so strong technical communication skills are needed.

****This position is primarily day shift, but some 2nd and 3rd shifts may be required based on test schedules.****

**Duties/Responsibilities:**

+ Provide support directly to Lead Systems Engineer and supports satellite integration and test activities

+ Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules

+ Coordinates integrated testing activities; reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure compliance with policies and procedures

+ Respond to test anomalies and support generation of non-conformance reports; continuous follow-up coordination with test team, flight assurance, and customer develop root cause and corrective actions

+ Provide regular briefings directly to customer and Program leadership

\#AZSPACE

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Must be a US citizen with a B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 5 years of experience; M.S. in STEM or related area and 3 years of experience; or a PhD in STEM or related area with systems engineering experience

+ Experience in spacecraft integration and test support and anomaly resolution

+ Experience developing spacecraft integration and test procedures

+ Participation in multidisciplinary teams including internal and customer stakeholders in the review of test anomalies and root cause and corrective action development

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Knowledge and/or experience of the LEOStar-3 architecture

+ Experience interfacing with electrical ground support equipment

+ Experience with spacecraft architecture development and requirements definition

+ Experience leading decomposition of program requirements from system-level down to component level, and generation of requirements with verification methods and criteria

+ Additional experience in any of the following areas is also desired: orbital mechanics, power systems modeling, avionics or digital electronics design, telecommunications design, risk analysis, or thermal design and analysis

+ Desired experience includes Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS/Cradle/CORE, and various analysis engineering tools, such as MATLAB, MATHCAD, and STK

+ Experience leading compilation and organization of verification evidence documentation for verification closures with delivery to customer

+ Experience with spacecraft launch or mission operations support

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 is seeking a talented Electrical Systems Architecture and Integration Engineer to join our Tactical Space Systems Division under the Electrical Systems Integration and Architecture group. Candidate should have a very strong Electrical Engineering background and ability to expand beyond a box-level design to a system-level perspective. Electrical System Engineers are Systems Engineers who incorporate Electrical Engineering experience to bridge the gap between groups to lessen design escapes and improve processes. This position will be located in either Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ.

**Roles & Responsibilities:**

As part of the Electrical Systems Architecture and Integration functional homeroom, the Electrical Systems Engineer, will be responsible for a range of tasks. These tasks may be performed concurrently or at different stages of a program’s lifecycle:

+ Develops and evaluates flight-vehicle electrical system architecture alternatives in concert with the broader systems engineering effort to select an electrical-system architecture that meets the customer’s needs. Drive open design to completion and solve design issues (e.g. propose solutions, support mass reduction initiatives)

+ Performs electrically focused requirement analysis and decomposition as part of the systems engineering translation of customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

+ Performs analyses to evaluate all levels of the system to ensure a cohesive electrical-system solution throughout the development lifecycle (concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal).

+ Manages the internal & external flight-vehicle electrical interfaces (such as data, power, RF) and develops the corresponding system-level interconnect/block diagrams, grounding diagrams, electrical schematics and global connectivity list for the flight vehicle.

+ Oversees the technical planning, design integration, product integration, verification, and validation efforts for the electrical-system elements throughout the development lifecycle. Influences the electrical-system design to facilitate electrical testing at the component, subsystem, and flight-vehicle levels, with the aim to enable automated testing where applicable.

+ Perform electrical interface compatibility verifications (e.g. check component external interfaces compatibility including interconnecting harness, sneak circuit analysis)

+ Perform power management verifications - analyses and documentation (e.g. voltage drop, round trip resistance, impedance, power stability, circuit protection, electrical load analysis)

+ Development system-level electrical verification (e.g. method, objective, event, activity, success criteria, author test plan)

+ Review suppliers “as-planned”, “as-designed”, and “as-built” documentation (e.g. interface control document, derating analysis, worst case analysis, qualification test plan and procedure, acceptance test plan and procedure, test report)

+ Conduct characterization and risk reduction tests (e.g. evaluate test methods)

+ Manage hardware command and telemetry implementation (e.g. develop and coordinate calibration and conversion curves for analog telemetry in coordination subsystem engineers, verify electrical/software implementation)

+ Verify electrical connectivity implementation (e.g. verify electrical harness implementation, safety-critical circuit segregation, support peer-reviews)

+ Support physical layer verification (e.g. signal integrity)

+ Contribute to assembly integration and test activities (e.g. harness integration and testing, electrical test requirements development, anomaly investigations/resolutions)

+ Document verification activities (e.g. review test artifact, author test report, prepare verification closure notice)

+ Identify electrical systems risks, develop risk mitigation plans for selected risks, and implement mitigations

+ Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members from multiple subsystems and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to achieve integrated solutions. This can include Program Management (PM), Chief Engineer (CE), Lead Systems Engineer (LSE), Electronic Power Systems (EPS), Command and Data Handling (CDH), Integration and Test (I&T), early career individuals and customer counterparts at various levels.

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 12 years of relevant work experience, 10 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degree or 8 years of relevant work experience with a PhD.

+ Extensive Electrical Engineering background with an understanding of analog and digital electronics, power systems, Command and Data Handling, Signal Integrity, and Grounding schema

+ Technical experience in systems engineering and integration

+ Must have TS/SCI Clearance at time of application

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Knowledge of power converter topologies, micro-grid, grid-connected power electronics, grid-connected batteries​

+ Knowledge of complex system interfacing, signal integrity, power loss

+ Knowledge of component to space vehicle electrical system grounding schema, isolation, ground loops and characterization, power quality and EMI/EMC testing

+ Understanding of switching waveforms, semi-conductor losses and experience with loss modeling

+ Experienced with data bus (Ethernet, SpaceWire, RS-422, RS-485, MIL-STD-1553) and troubleshooting

+ Experienced with signal acquisition (filtering, Analog to Digital Converter)

+ Experience with space-vehicle RF subsystem and RF/electrical interfaces with the rest of the system

+ Familiarity with functional specification, state machines, and FMEA (Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis)

+ Model-based design and test background (e.g. Simulink, SPICE, AMESim, Saber, LabView)

+ Experience in System Modeling Language (SysML) using Cameo or other system modeling tools

+ Development and operations of hardware-in-the-loop simulators, conducting testing and troubleshooting of hardware and software interfaces

+ Experience on prime integrated systems (not just component/subsystem).

+ Full program lifecycle experience (requirements through integration/test/verification).

+ Experience in electrical manufacturing (e.g. board, unit, harness) a plus

Salary Range: $147,700.00 - $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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 is seeking a talented Electrical Systems Architecture and Integration Engineer to join our Tactical Space Systems Division under the Electrical Systems Integration and Architecture group. Candidate should have a very strong Electrical Engineering background and ability to expand beyond a box-level design to a system-level perspective. Electrical System Engineers are Systems Engineers who incorporate Electrical Engineering experience to bridge the gap between groups to lessen design escapes and improve processes. This position will be located in either Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ.

**Roles & Responsibilities:**

As part of the Electrical Systems Architecture and Integration functional homeroom, the Electrical Systems Engineer, will be responsible for a range of tasks. These tasks may be performed concurrently or at different stages of a program’s lifecycle:

+ Develops and evaluates flight-vehicle electrical system architecture alternatives in concert with the broader systems engineering effort to select an electrical-system architecture that meets the customer’s needs. Drive open design to completion and solve design issues (e.g. propose solutions, support mass reduction initiatives)

+ Performs electrically focused requirement analysis and decomposition as part of the systems engineering translation of customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

+ Performs analyses to evaluate all levels of the system to ensure a cohesive electrical-system solution throughout the development lifecycle (concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal).

+ Manages the internal & external flight-vehicle electrical interfaces (such as data, power, RF) and develops the corresponding system-level interconnect/block diagrams, grounding diagrams, electrical schematics and global connectivity list for the flight vehicle.

+ Oversees the technical planning, design integration, product integration, verification, and validation efforts for the electrical-system elements throughout the development lifecycle. Influences the electrical-system design to facilitate electrical testing at the component, subsystem, and flight-vehicle levels, with the aim to enable automated testing where applicable.

+ Perform electrical interface compatibility verifications (e.g. check component external interfaces compatibility including interconnecting harness, sneak circuit analysis)

+ Perform power management verifications - analyses and documentation (e.g. voltage drop, round trip resistance, impedance, power stability, circuit protection, electrical load analysis)

+ Development system-level electrical verification (e.g. method, objective, event, activity, success criteria, author test plan)

+ Review suppliers “as-planned”, “as-designed”, and “as-built” documentation (e.g. interface control document, derating analysis, worst case analysis, qualification test plan and procedure, acceptance test plan and procedure, test report)

+ Conduct characterization and risk reduction tests (e.g. evaluate test methods)

+ Manage hardware command and telemetry implementation (e.g. develop and coordinate calibration and conversion curves for analog telemetry in coordination subsystem engineers, verify electrical/software implementation)

+ Verify electrical connectivity implementation (e.g. verify electrical harness implementation, safety-critical circuit segregation, support peer-reviews)

+ Support physical layer verification (e.g. signal integrity)

+ Contribute to assembly integration and test activities (e.g. harness integration and testing, electrical test requirements development, anomaly investigations/resolutions)

+ Document verification activities (e.g. review test artifact, author test report, prepare verification closure notice)

+ Identify electrical systems risks, develop risk mitigation plans for selected risks, and implement mitigations

+ Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members from multiple subsystems and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to achieve integrated solutions. This can include Program Management (PM), Chief Engineer (CE), Lead Systems Engineer (LSE), Electronic Power Systems (EPS), Command and Data Handling (CDH), Integration and Test (I&T), early career individuals and customer counterparts at various levels.

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 12 years of relevant work experience, 10 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degree or 8 years of relevant work experience with a PhD.

+ Extensive Electrical Engineering background with an understanding of analog and digital electronics, power systems, Command and Data Handling, Signal Integrity, and Grounding schema

+ Technical experience in systems engineering and integration

+ Must have TS/SCI Clearance at time of application

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Knowledge of power converter topologies, micro-grid, grid-connected power electronics, grid-connected batteries​

+ Knowledge of complex system interfacing, signal integrity, power loss

+ Knowledge of component to space vehicle electrical system grounding schema, isolation, ground loops and characterization, power quality and EMI/EMC testing

+ Understanding of switching waveforms, semi-conductor losses and experience with loss modeling

+ Experienced with data bus (Ethernet, SpaceWire, RS-422, RS-485, MIL-STD-1553) and troubleshooting

+ Experienced with signal acquisition (filtering, Analog to Digital Converter)

+ Experience with space-vehicle RF subsystem and RF/electrical interfaces with the rest of the system

+ Familiarity with functional specification, state machines, and FMEA (Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis)

+ Model-based design and test background (e.g. Simulink, SPICE, AMESim, Saber, LabView)

+ Experience in System Modeling Language (SysML) using Cameo or other system modeling tools

+ Development and operations of hardware-in-the-loop simulators, conducting testing and troubleshooting of hardware and software interfaces

+ Experience on prime integrated systems (not just component/subsystem).

+ Full program lifecycle experience (requirements through integration/test/verification).

+ Experience in electrical manufacturing (e.g. board, unit, harness) a plus

Salary Range: $147,700.00 - $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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

This Systems Engineering position is for a Human Spaceflight Principal Systems Engineer (T03) on a Civil and Space Systems (CSS) program at Northrop Grumman located in Gilbert, AZ and Sterling, VA. In this role, the Systems Engineer will perform duties contributing to space vehicle systems engineering test activities. The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Successful candidate will perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including support of verification/validation planning, support of subsystem test planning, development of system test plans, management and review of system test designs, development of system/subsystem test trades, support of system level testing in a production environment including environmental testing and supporting closure of test program verification notices. Responsibilities will also include interaction with program, functional and customer leadership.

The candidate must be knowledgeable in space systems, spacecraft subsystems design, or mission operations. Position will also include responsibilities relating to integration, testing, and operational readiness of spacecraft and payloads. Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both.

**Duties** :

+ Perform test planning and support test execution for one or more moderately complex (or portions of complex) components, subsystems, and/or functional systems.

+ Audit verification criteria for component, subsystem, and/or functional systems tests.

+ Development of system level test plan to align required system level verification activities as defined in the Systems Requirements Document

+ Development of joint test plans with the customer (NASA) and their associated partner organizations (European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, etc.) for verification of interfaces with government furnished elements

+ Coordinate/oversee subsystem level test plan development (led by the subsystem area) to ensure subsystem level testing is properly accounted for/incorporated at the system level

+ Work with Integration & Test (I&T), engineering, and mission operations to design / develop test procedures/scripts for vehicle testing

+ Develop and manage the space vehicle Test Like You Fly (TLYF) exceptions and mitigations

+ Support review of component level test documentation

+ Support appropriate components/subsystem/system level Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and post-test reviews

+ Provide SE support to I&T for duration of vehicle test campaign including FRB/MRB support, data reviews and test report generation

+ Troubleshoot and develop solutions to challenging Engineering problems

+ Support Systems Test Cost Account Manager in maintaining baseline cost and schedule plans including EVMS

\#AZSPACE

\#NOVASPACE

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related + 5 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field + 3 years of experience

+ Experience with all phases of system development life cycle from product requirements definition to product launch

+ Experience leading and/or developing system level test plans / test requirements documents

+ Experience in design and development of Spacecraft Test and Operational Language (STOL) scripts

+ Experience leading and/or supporting the conduct of test programs

+ Experience in supporting failure review board investigations and development of corrective actions

+ Experience in supporting development of Test Like You Fly exceptions and mitigations

+ Experience leading multidisciplinary teams including internal and customer stakeholders in the review and adjudication of issues associated with test plans, test procedures, test report deliverables

+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ M.S. in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area.

+ Experience in: avionics or digital electronics design, power systems design, telecommunications design, thermal design, and/or ECLSS design

+ Experience with payload integration

+ Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations

+ Familiarity with Command and Telemetry database content

+ Experience with human spaceflight vehicle development including integration & test

+ Desired experience includes Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS, various analysis engineering tools such as MATLAB, and collaborative applications such as Confluence.

+ Experience supporting compilation and organization of verification evidence documentation for verification closures with delivery to customer.

+ Actual spacecraft operations and related ground systems expertise is always a plus.

+ Test experience in one or more of the following areas: Active thermal control systems (fluid pumps) integrated with environmental control systems (heat exchangers); Life Support Systems; Fault tolerant/multi string computing and power architectures; Systems requiring crew

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

**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.

This role is for a Principal Systems Engineer with the Tactical Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems located in Gilbert, Arizona. The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for supporting the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) systems integration and test (I&T) team, and will report to the Lead Systems Engineer. An ideal candidate would have experience in satellite integration and test activities, including developing and executing test procedures, monitoring spacecraft telemetry, and addressing I&T issues as they arise. This position interfaces closely with our NASA customer so strong technical communication skills are needed.

****This position is primarily day shift, but some 2nd and 3rd shifts may be required based on test schedules.****

**Duties/Responsibilities:**

+ Provide support directly to Lead Systems Engineer and supports satellite integration and test activities

+ Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules

+ Coordinates integrated testing activities; reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure compliance with policies and procedures

+ Respond to test anomalies and support generation of non-conformance reports; continuous follow-up coordination with test team, flight assurance, and customer develop root cause and corrective actions

+ Provide regular briefings directly to customer and Program leadership

\#AZSPACE

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Must be a US citizen with a B.S. in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 5 years of experience; M.S. in STEM or related area and 3 years of experience; or a PhD in STEM or related area with systems engineering experience

+ Experience in spacecraft integration and test support and anomaly resolution

+ Experience developing spacecraft integration and test procedures

+ Participation in multidisciplinary teams including internal and customer stakeholders in the review of test anomalies and root cause and corrective action development

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Knowledge and/or experience of the LEOStar-3 architecture

+ Experience interfacing with electrical ground support equipment

+ Experience with spacecraft architecture development and requirements definition

+ Experience leading decomposition of program requirements from system-level down to component level, and generation of requirements with verification methods and criteria

+ Additional experience in any of the following areas is also desired: orbital mechanics, power systems modeling, avionics or digital electronics design, telecommunications design, risk analysis, or thermal design and analysis

+ Desired experience includes Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS/Cradle/CORE, and various analysis engineering tools, such as MATLAB, MATHCAD, and STK

+ Experience leading compilation and organization of verification evidence documentation for verification closures with delivery to customer

+ Experience with spacecraft launch or mission operations support

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 needs a qualified Principal or Senior Principal Network Engineer to perform key assignments for Defense Sector Engineering and Manufacturing networks.

**This position will be located in** **either Rocket Center, West Virginia, Elkton, Maryland, Mesa, Arizona or Warner Robins, Georgia** .

**There is no option for a full-time telecommuting situation.**

This position will provide support across different divisions and Business Units in our Defense Sector. This position supports large heterogeneous unclassified networks that support physical and virtual hosts with an emphasis on supporting NextGen manufacturing network automation and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices. **_This technical role requires an understanding of network administration, systems architecture, cyber security, and information assurance and requires the ability to support a diverse user community in a dynamic environment._**

Responsibilities include:

+ network design, implementation, and evaluation

+ hardware/software installation, upgrades, troubleshooting, repair, monitoring, tuning, automation scripting and general user support.

+ Duties will also include maintaining system documentation, developing infrastructure support procedures, and providing security support.

**This position can be hired as a Principal or Senior Principal Level Engineer, based on the candidate's education and years of experience.**

**Basic Qualifications for a Principal level:**

+ Minimum of 5 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in IT or related STEM field. )An additional 7 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.)

**Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal level:**

+ Minimum of 9 Years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related STEM field; (Additional 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.)

**Remaining Qualifications for Both Levels:**

+ Proficiency with networking devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls.

+ Proficiency with Cisco networking hardware and operating systems

+ Proficiency with various network topographies (data center, LAN, and WAN).

+ Proficiency with TCP/IP connectivity utilizing UTP and fiber optic media.

+ Understanding of Networking technologies including:

+ VLANs, VLAN trunking, Link Aggregation (LACP, LAG), Spanning Tree

+ Layer 3 Routing, CIDR subnetting

+ Virtual chassis and clustering

+ Proficiency with network security principles, threats, and vulnerabilities.

+ Understanding of cyber security compliance in frameworks such as DFARS, RMF or DIACAP

+ Ability to solve problems quickly and completely; analytical problem-solving skills; adept at root-cause analysis and mitigation.

+ Ability to work independently while being conscious of how your work interacts with that of others

+ Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively. Must possess drive, enthusiasm and attention to detail.

+ Design, implement and maintain complex systems and networks. Coordinate maintenance activities with other team members and users to produce least impact solutions.

+ Provides technical guidance to internal and external personnel on highly complex network system installation processes.

+ Solid understanding of the OSI model

+ Superior written and oral communication skills

+ Experience providing remote support

+ Comfortable working in a large Manufacturing environment (varying noise, environmental climates and operating conditions)

+ Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government (DoD) security clearance following hire.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Familiar with using Cisco network security policy and monitoring tools. To Include ISE, DNA Center, Cyber Vision, to manage Juniper network infrastructure.

+ Familiar with Cisco Firepower Layer 7 Next generation firewalls and applying L7 signature-based firewall policies

+ Experience performing troubleshooting with traffic capture tools; such as Wireshark and tcpdump

+ Exposure to next generation networking technologies including:

+ Software Defined Networking & Micro-segmentation

+ Understanding of VXLAN and logical networking concepts

+ Experience with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, etc.)

+ Ability to work flex and overtime hours with some weekend hours expected.

+ Experience with network automation using technologies such as PowerShell, Ansible, Python, JavaScript

+ CCNA or CCNP certification or equivalent is a plus!

Salary Range: $86,600.00 - $130,000.00Salary Range 2: $107,800.00 - $161,800.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 Space Systems Sector, Tactical Space Systems Division, seeks a qualified Systems Engineer. This Lead Systems Engineering role is responsible for leading the space segment technical team, which includes the following duties: systems analysis and trades, coordinating space segment engineering activities, engineering baseline management, interface management, requirements/V&V management, integration & test campaign development and execution, subcontractor technical oversight, CAM/EVMS duties, preparing/presenting SE material at all major reviews and PMRs. This position is located in Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ.

The responsibilities includes both individual-contributor and leadership roles, within a multi-disciplined engineering team. Successful candidate will also be called upon to support other activities, including architecture studies, mission support, and traditional Systems Engineering functions. In this leadership level role, the Lead Systems Engineer is expected to be self-directed using previous experience to lead design, analysis, and execution efforts. Candidates must be able to recognize and mitigate space segment technical issues and risks while operating within budget and on schedule.

**Duties/Responsibilities:**

+ Lead/Provide major support to the entire space segment technical team.

+ Lead and optimize space vehicle design, processing, and mission success.

+ Troubleshoot and develop solutions to complex problems that the program may encounter.

+ Develop, author and/or provide input to major program data products and other deliverables.

+ Technical management of program elements

+ Plan and conduct of technical reviews and technical baseline

+ Write status and technical performance reviews and reports

+ Mentor, coach, train, guide, direct and advise junior staff

+ Able to recognize and mitigate technical issues and risks while operating within budget and on schedule.

+ The candidate will work with cross-discipline team members and must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the program team.

\#NOVASPACE

\#AZSPACE

**Basic Qualifications** **:**

+ Bachelor’s in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM Degree with 8 years of experience in a related engineering field such as mechanical, electrical, aerospace and/or operations or a Master’s Degree and 6 years of applicable experience

+ Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access

+ Extensive technical experience in systems engineering and integration of complex systems, including space systems development, manufacture, test, or operations, including previous technical or project leadership positions.

+ Understanding of spacecraft detailed design, integration & test

+ Complete understanding and wide application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the field. General knowledge of other related disciplines

**Preferred Qualifications** **:**

+ **Active or current TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance**

+ Experience in system architecture & CONOPs development

+ Experience with Integration & Test of spacecraft systems

+ Experience with various technical tools such as MATLAB, STK, CORE, DOORS, or CAMEO

+ Experience and/or training in Earned Value Management Systems

Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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.