Sr Staff Systems Engineer – Nte Program

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 pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. 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. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to join the National Teams Systems Engineering and Integration team. These engineers support the development and verification of the national missile defense system, working closely with our customer the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The position will be located in Huntsville, AL

Position Overview

The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to use their extensive experience in the entire Systems Engineering “V”, including:

• Understanding warfighter needs,
• Balancing system architecture to achieve needs,E
• Expressing these needs in system elements, functions, and requirements,
• Employing advanced technologies to develop and integrate those functions to build the system, or system of systems
• Testing and verification of design to meet the warfighter requirements.

The candidate will be a subject matter expert in several fields and will be a thought leader in the use of those fields to architect new system designs and new ways to define and evaluate complex systems.

Basic Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, the candidate must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below.

• 14 years with Bachelor of Science; 10 Years with Masters; 7 Years with PhD. Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or any STEM topic.
• Current/Active Secret Clearance required to startExperience in architecture & requirements development for network-centric, software intensive DoD systems.
• Generating system/element level functional, performance, and interface specifications to document and control the achievement of the desired capabilities.
• Management of system and component baselines in a requirements management system

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in STEM field
• Top Secret Clearance
• Missile Defense experience
• Experience in development of U.S. Air and Missile Defense systems (e.g., IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS, THAAD, GMD, etc.)
• Detailed understanding of defense planning and task force laydowns
• Familiarity with advanced technology applicable to missile defense, including TRL
• Demonstrated experience as SME, influencer, thought leader at senior level
• Experience as MDA/SDA employee, military member, FFRDS/UARC/National Lab employee or SETA. Demonstrate customer intimacy.
• Effective communicator with senior leadership and with junior technical staff
• Demonstrated success in mentoring and team development

Employees 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 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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Salary Range: $157,500 USD – $236,300 USD

Employees 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 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.