Aerospace Systems Engineer for Ground Segment Design

3 days ago


Dulles VA, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Overview

This exciting opportunity is available for a qualified Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer to serve as a utility Systems Engineer for a Ground/Software program. The position will be located in Dulles, VA and will require some travel. Successful candidates for this position will work in a technical role for the Space Security business area. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge programs and new mission areas.

About the Job

This position involves significant contributions to space vehicle ground segment systems engineering activities including requirement analysis and functional decomposition, system modeling and simulation, mission analysis, mission operations support, conceptual, preliminary and detailed system and space vehicle design, trade studies, systems integration and test, system interface definition and management, requirements/V&V, and business development support.

The ideal candidate should have knowledge of system-of-systems engineering, ground segment design and integration, segment and subsystem interfaces, payloads, and/or mission operations. The role will include interface with clients, as well as regular interactions with internal engineering teammates and program management. The candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies.

Requirements

The basic qualifications for this position are as follows:
  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field and 2 years of experience or Master's degree in STEM or related field and 0 years of experience.
  • Systems Engineer Level (T2).
  • Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance at time of application.
  • Experience working collaboratively across organizations.
  • Experience working on Enterprise Software Products.

Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications are preferred:
  • Ability to task and/or manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
  • Experience with optimization techniques and their application to trajectory optimization and/or multi-objective optimization.
  • Prior aerospace-related work experience for a U.S Government Agency or Contractor.
  • Background/fundamental understand of performing statistical analysis.
  • Experience working in a SAFe Agile SW Development Environment.
  • Experience supporting multiple activities with competing priorities.
  • Experience working on ground software systems.

Salary and Benefits

The estimated salary range for this position is $87,200 - $130,800 per year. 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. 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.

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