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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer – Nuclear Survivability/Air Blast Effects to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

In this role, the Principal Systems Engineer will have a unique opportunity to support design and mitigation strategies to develop and field a survivable weapon system with operational requirements involving various threat environments.

Key Responsibilities:
The candidate will implement a weapon system air blast threat environment compliance and certification program, contribute to product development and program completion, manage, perform and mature weapon system analysis, evaluate verification criteria of components, equipment, subsystems and air vehicle.   

Perform core Systems Engineering functions such as air blast requirements development, analysis, decomposition, and traceability Provide cross-IPT support for development/certification efforts, development and review of SSOW/SDRL/CDRL, and completion of trade studiesProvide technical guidance to IPTs and suppliersParticipate in requirement/design Allocation Control Boards (ACBs), Technical Review Boards (TRBs), and other program reviews and boardsGenerate weapon system design criteria supported by design analysis, modeling & simulation, equipment and system-level trade studies, system integration, piece-part, component, equipment, and system test artifactsDevelop nuclear hardness system level design strategies, including system level analysis and testing in support of the acquisition life cycleReview of supplier drawings, Qualification Test Plans & Procedures, Qualification Test Reports, and Qualification by Similarity substantiating dataContribute to and review system-level NH&S Design Analysis Reports (DAR) and nuclear hardness system test plans and reports documenting equipment compliance and weapon system certificationPrepare and present Nuclear Survivability engineering artifacts supporting requirements compliance and weapon system performance traceability throughout Design Reviews

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.

Basic Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience in EngineeringMust have an active DoD Secret or higher 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 a DoD interim Top Secret clearance prior to the commencement of employmentMust have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the companyMust have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the companyAbility to travel 20% of the time is required

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree in Mechanical Engineering with Systems Engineering - Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) focused work regimen Proven experience with team engagement experience in a leadership/Team Lead roleExperience developing key performance requirements, decomposing them into a set of key functional elements, and developing a system design/architecture which satisfies weapon system operational constraintsExperience with Systems Engineering processes and software for development of non-functional certification artifacts – CAMEO, DOORs, etc.Demonstrated experience effectively communicating technical approaches/concepts to customers, engineers and management from multiple disciplinesExperience performing technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, risk assessments, and compliance analysis for total weapon system design effortsCurrent, active Top Secret clearance

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.

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.