Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is currently seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for our Sykesville, Maryland location in our Power/Control Systems organization.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's high performing, Systems Engineering team in developing, supporting, and documenting military and commercial networked machinery control systems. The qualified applicant will be exposed to all phases of the program life cycle from concept development through integration, test and support. We offer a dynamic work environment providing the highest level of engineering, product design and system support for our nation's aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as other naval and ground-based system platforms.

What You'll get to Do:

• Perform models and simulations, trade studies, generate systems engineering documents, reports and operational documentation.
• Develop requirements, system and sub-system specifications through use of MBSE tools & DOORS.
• Generate and present material to support internal and external customer briefings.
• Develop and modify test plans and procedures.
• Support system integration and test activities
• Generate of verification artifacts supporting system Design Verification Testing and system Acceptance Testing

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 9 years of relevant experience; 7 years' experience with a Master's Degree. 4 years experience with a PhD.
• Experience in MBSE, DOORS, Agile Development
• Experience in one or more of the following system engineering knowledge areas: technical planning, requirements derivation, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Demonstrated experience in power distribution and control systems design.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within diverse teams.
• US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics
• Current DoD Secret clearance, recent investigation or CE
• Experience with nuclear power generation or software enabled real time control systems.
• Experience in MBSE, system architecture development and system design
• Proficiency with lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, and multimeters
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g. Simulink, Saber, SPICE)
• Experience with analog electronics, digital electronics, control circuit cards, and embedded software
• Experience with the United States Navy or other military departments
• Experience in testing and troubleshooting hardware and/or software

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