Requisition ID: R10161998

• Category: Engineering
• Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 1

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 Staff Systems Engineer (Integration and Capability Lead) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in San Diego, CA.

In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of an end-to-end capability within a Weapons System. This Capability has a high technology readiness level and is therefore centered around integration of this capability into an existing weapons system.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

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.

Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge. Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:

• Free Education Advice: Call 855-222-2398 to speak with an experienced advisor to tailor an educational program to your career goals and needs.
• Tuition Savings at Accredited Schools: Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.
• Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees

Essential Functions:

• Architecture Development (Use Cases, CONOPS, block diagrams, sequence diagrams)
• Requirements Development, Decomposition, and Verification
• Leading Integration of capability (including in lab, in field, and via documentation)
• Leading Milestone Reviews for this capability
• Coordinate capability development across IPTs

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in a STEM discipline with 14 years engineering experience; MS degree in STEM discipline with 12 years engineering experience; PhD degree in STEM discipline with 9 Years engineering experience.
• Experience as Systems Engineering Leader or Chief Engineer.
• Extensive troubleshooting experience on weapons systems.
• Active or Interim DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering.
• Familiarity with Global Hawk architecture and interface control documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DOORS, Confluence, and JIRA.
• Experience in ICD development and integration.
• Experience with Systems Engineering V-Model of development.
• Experience with Agile Design Methodology.
• Experience supporting field operations including maintenance and mission support.
• Experience testing space/US military products.
• Familiarity working with military specifications/standards.
• Ability to develop task specific test tools.
• Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Salary Range: $165,000 - $247,600
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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.