Northrop Grumman · Los Angeles
Software Engineering
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Northrop Grumman Strategic Deterrent Systems Division is seeking a Systems Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer (Level 2/3) to join our high-performing Systems Engineering team. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and supporting the Digital Ecosystem team in building digital engineering capabilities for programs within the SDS Division. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities, and associated infrastructure.
What You’ll Get To Do:
The successful candidate will support one or more Digital Ecosystem Integrated Product Teams across the full systems engineering life cycle, from use case development through verification. You will collaborate closely with members across the assigned IPTs and with systems engineers for other Digital Ecosystem IPTs to produce rigorous systems engineering and design artifacts, working with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature a system design to provide effective and secure Digital Engineering capability across the SDS Division. Your responsibilities will include engaging user community along with program and government counterparts for use case analysis; defining, allocating, and tracing requirements; ensuring those requirements are accurately represented in the system model; performing functional decomposition and interface definition; and performing verification activities.
In addition, you will develop the system architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture, modeling behavioral, structural, and analytical aspects of the solution. You will contribute to ongoing requirements development, management, and analysis while establishing unifying modeling techniques, procedures, and processes that enable seamless model development, tool integration, and team collaboration.
Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
Collaborate with assigned Digital Ecosystem Integrated Product Teams and with systems engineers for other Digital Ecosystem IPTs to develop rigorous and proper systems engineering and design artifacts.
Use case development, requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification.
Work with test teams to ensure successful checkout and verification of the system
Perform user acceptance testing and similar engagements to solicit informal and formal user feedback
Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature system design as part of the Digital Ecosystem.
Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.
Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical).
Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration)
Basic Qualifications:
Systems Engineer (Level 2):
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 2 years of related experience, 0 years with Masters.
1+ years’ experience in complex information systems.
1+ years’ experience in creating, updating, and maintaining requirements specifications in DOORS
1+ years’ experience in creating, updating, and maintaining MBSE system and software architecture and design definition in an MBSE tool such as Cameo
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
Must be able to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance with access to CJ1.
Must be able to obtain U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.
Systems engineering experience throughout the program lifecycle.
Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3):
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of related experience, 3 years with Masters, 1 years with PhD.
2+ years’ experience in complex information systems.
2+ years’ experience in developing and executing Systems Engineering process in a Department of Defense (DoD) programs
2+ years’ experience on large scale / complex software development experience
2+ years’ experience in creating, updating, and maintaining requirements specifications in DOORS
2+ years’ experience in creating, updating, and maintaining MBSE system and software architecture and design definition in an MBSE tool such as Cameo
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
Must be able to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance with access to CJ1.
Must be able to obtain U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Good communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) and partnership/collaboration skills.
Demonstrated experience in MBSE.
Demonstrated experience in program adoption of digital engineering concepts, methods, and processes.
Experience with Project Lifecycle Management, manufacturing, and sustainment are a plus.
Experience with cloud-based environments, high performance computing, and virtualized environments.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.