General Engineering Application

Category: Engineering
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
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 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. 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 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. Northrop Grumman Weapons Business Unit  is currently seeking a  Principal / Sr Principal Engineer - Operations Research  for our Advanced Programs Software, Modeling, and Simulation team in  Northridge, CA.
Our work influences the investment decisions of our senior leadership and customer program offices. The Operations Research discipline is a blend of many other fields (e.g. Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, etc.) The Operations Research team is responsible for evaluating the merit of new technologies and military operations in future conflicts. In this role, you will be a member of a team that performs the following tasks: simulation tool and infrastructure development, model development, scenario creation, designing focused vignette threads, and performing analysis. The analysis includes a wide variety of system types and spans multiple domains (friendly and adversary; You will work with technical teams and leadership to develop standalone and/or distributed simulation tools/infrastructure and to perform analysis at the engagement, mission, and/or campaign levels. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing models, performing data analysis, communicating findings to internal and external stakeholders, and training and mentoring junior analysts in the same skill sets.
Develop and apply advanced software and systems methods that support the investigation, analysis and solution of complex and advanced technical problems.
Use, develop, and modifying tools to support data analysis of simulation or flight test results
Model operational environments, performs trade studies via computer simulation, and recommends alternative architectures
Develop software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations
Perform engagement simulation using standard tools, MATLAB, Simulink and others.
Perform modeling and simulation studies that optimize mission performance for weapon systems across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains
Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks assessing system survivability, system effectiveness, and overall system performance in engagement / mission-level scenarios.
Develop performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models for new and/or existing system simulation frameworks.
Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization
Participate in Agile engineering project frameworks
This position may be filled as a level 3 (T03) or a level 4 (T04).
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer - Operations Research (T03) are:
~ High school diploma/GED and a minimum of 9+ years of experience in modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design.
~ BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 5+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
~ MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 3+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design
~**S Government issued DoD Secret Clearance; Experience creating compelling OV-1s, data visualization, and other briefing materials to explain simulation techniques, assumptions, and insights to a variety of audiences
~ Experience leading Operations Research studies, including identifying Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs) and developing study plans from Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs)

Basic Qualifications for a Sr Principal Engineer - Operations Research (T04) are:
~ High school diploma/GED and a minimum of 13+ years of experience in modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
~ BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 9+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
~ MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 7+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
~ PhD. Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 4+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design
~**S Government issued DoD Secret Clearance; Experience creating compelling OV-1s, data visualization, and other briefing materials to explain simulation techniques, assumptions, and insights to a variety of audiences
~ Experience leading Operations Research studies, including identifying Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs) and developing study plans from Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs)

Comfortable with high level programming languages such as C/C++.
Strong software development principles with the ability to manage computer resources for data throughput and distributed systems.
Experience developing and using analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, VBA, or similar tools
Windows/Linux)
Knowledge of and experience with software engineering development lifecycle processes
Experience performing modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks assessing system survivability, system effectiveness, and overall system performance in engagement / mission-level scenarios.
Knowledge of RF Threat Modeling, of Electronic Attack techniques and modeling, guided missile design
Familiarity with Agile, MBSE, and / or system architecture frameworks
Effective project management skills and good communication techniques
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, excellent communications skills, including the ability to present and brief technical data to all levels of leadership within the organization and U.Proposal development, writing or execution experience ​
*It is a short drive away from downtown Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills, or the rest of the San Fernando Valley.
Take advantage of your flexible work schedule to enjoy shopping at the local Northridge Fashion Center or spend time at the local Recreation Center as well as easy access to nearby protected natural areas such as the Chatsworth Reservoir, the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, Lake Balboa or within driving distance, spend a day at the beach or snow ski at our local mountains. With an average of 284 sunny days during the year, it is safe to say you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy your outdoor activities to the fullest.
#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. 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.