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.

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology.  Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

The Mission Exploitation Operating Unit (MEXOU), a part of the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering division, is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to support our Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) organization as the SEIT Lead.

This position would be located at our Fairfax Virginia location.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

Roles and responsibilities of the SEIT Lead to include, but are not limited to: 

Diplomatically interface with all levels of management, employees, internal and external customers, and vendors 

Lead a diverse engineering team and be responsible for the end-to-end technical execution, cost, schedule, quality, and staffing for the MEXOU product line

This position requires multidiscipline knowledge in all areas related to engineering including systems design, hardware, and integration and test.

The candidate will be reliable, resourceful, work accurately and independently with an ability to anticipate, initiate, and follow through with all responsibilities.

The SEIT Lead will oversee engineering program planning and execution, briefings and providing overall leadership and coordination of a multi-disciplined Engineering team. 

Engineering Review Board representation over total systems lifecycle (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FAT and SAT) for the system technical baseline

Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements

Basic Qualifications

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) at time of application

Must have a completed STEM degree with below years of experience in systems engineering [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]

14 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

12 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

10 Years of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D. (STEM)

Must have experience in all of the below:

Working in a technical environment, with an interface to engineering and science leaders, managers, and employees

Requirements analysis, derivation, and management, CONOPs development, cost and risk analysis, and system design

Proactive, highly motivated, and adaptable, with excellent organizational skills including the ability to juggle multiple tasks, changing needs, and competing priorities

Must be able to complete a wide variety of tasks with minimal supervision

Able to work in a dynamic, operational environment at a government off-site

Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel) and intranet/internet proficiency 

Must be willing to submit to a polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

Successful and adjudicated polygraph

Experience with design and development of national security space or commercial space, interfaces, and ground systems architecture and/or integration of multiple IPTs is strongly preferred

Experience working on Agile programs and methodology

Understanding and implementation of Model-Based Systems Engineering

Experience working in a defense customer and aerospace industry firm

Experience with Northrop Grumman processes and procedures 

Familiarity with maritime and land targeting systems

Configuration management and document management

Process ownership, execution, and tailoring

Ability to identify process bottlenecks and implement Process improvement with multiple stakeholder

Knowledge of space, navy and marines

Experience with hardware development and build process and tailoring

To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.  This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.

With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible

Salary Range: $183,100.00 - $274,700.00

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.