Principal Systems Engineer

9 hours ago


Dulles, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Title: Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly skilled Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team as a Mission Planning and Scheduling Thread Lead for a Mission Integration program. This position is located on-site in Dulles, VA.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a technical expert with a strong background in orbital mechanics, system architecture development, and CONOPs. The successful candidate will work in a technical thread lead role for the Space Security business area, coordinating the efforts of diverse stakeholders and ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and review requirements, verification plans, and architecture at all levels of the System
  • Ensure the integration of complex design elements across multiple teams and vendors of the Phoenix program
  • Coordinate with all levels of the program to ensure a comprehensive system design
  • Provide subject matter expertise for the Thread to the program
  • Brief program leadership, customers, and stakeholders on the Thread
  • Engage in formal and informal mentoring to support knowledge transfer and talent development
Requirements:
  • Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
  • Principal Engineer Systems: BS degree in Engineering or related technical field and 5 years of applicable experience, or an MS Degree and 3 years of applicable experience
  • Senior Principal Engineer Systems: Bachelors in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM Degree with 9 years of experience in a related engineering field such as mechanical, electrical, aerospace and/or operations
  • Strong technical background in orbital mechanics/astrodynamics
  • Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs
  • Experience in RPO mission design and satellite ground software
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience coordinating the efforts of diverse stakeholders
  • Proficiency in any modeling and simulation tools: Cameo, STK, Matlab, AFSIM, Python
  • Have an extensive knowledge of different astrodynamic coordinate frames such as ECI and RIC

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.



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