Staff Engineer Systems Architect

2 weeks ago


Colorado Springs CO, United States Northrop Grumman Full time

Category: Engineering
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Engineer Systems Architect – Global Systems and Interface Architect to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.
The selected candidate will support the development and review of interface documents, system requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM) development, architectural documentation, engineering estimates, and author and performs formal and informal engineering reviews. The position will also provide mentoring to junior systems engineering team members to enhance skills in the department. The selected candidate needs to be flexible and be able to support various tasks on short notice. Work will be performed under the direction of the Global Architect Lead and will require interfacing with team members, C2BMC management, and government customers to ensure high-quality products are generated on time and within the resources available.
Adhering to DOORS processes and procedures, reviewing the content and details of technical products, and acting as a technical interface to MDA working-level counterparts on an as-required basis.
Will be actively involved in the efforts associated with Agile development, including iteration planning, mentoring team members on architectural patterns being used, and agile team leadership.
Will work on large multi-site software development efforts, including external interface development.
Will conduct or lead Analysis of Alternatives, Trade Studies, and Design Evaluations.
Will work under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), including Operational Concept development.
Will travel supporting program reviews and customer meetings to CONUS sites, including Huntsville, AL, and Shriever SFB.
Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 14 years of experience, or a Master's Degree and 12 years of experience, or 9 years of experience with a PhD; Proven track record of successfully applying system engineering principles to develop product solutions.
Must have experience developing system engineering artifacts (e.g., specifications, Interface Control Documents, Use Cases, System Architecture Descriptions, Trade Studies, etc.).
Must have experience in developing large, complex software systems.
Experience developing solutions in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers is required.
Able to write and implement engineering plans within a project.
Ability and willingness to travel 10% of the time to support business needs.
Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD issued Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application which is required to start; Desired skills include experience working within an Agile development environment, domain experience with both Space and Missile Defense, experience with Systems Analysis, Model Based System Engineering, Architecture development, Virtualization, Containerization, and Cloud Computing principles.
Familiarity with cyber, platform, and network architecture technologies, dependencies, and design drivers.
Decomposition, Standards Compliance, Design, Implementation, and Selloff.
Desired experience processing radar sensor data.
Desired experience with near real-time processing, persistence, and distributed user community.
Training and Development
Flexible Work Arrangements
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.



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