Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago
Staff Systems Engineer - (GWS Product Owner) - R10209528
Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer / Product Owner for their Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems team. The role involves developing and analyzing algorithms for the GMD Weapon System Fire Control product, requiring collaboration and leadership within an Agile Scrum team to meet system-level requirements.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Develop new algorithms and improve old algorithms for the GMD Weapon System Fire Control product
Assess the effectiveness and performance of algorithms in the context of GFC software
Interpret, scope and estimate the work required to develop algorithms to meet System Level requirements
Plan and schedule the performance of work by the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 10 years of related experience, or 8 years of experience with a PhD in STEM
Experience leading a technical team of 5 or more employees with proven people leadership skills
Strong technical presentation skills
Experience estimating planning and scheduling Algorithm development and Analysis work for a technical team
Recent and extensive MATLAB and Python Experience/ proficiency
Eager to learn and absorb new concepts and information
Proven experience in developing, prototyping and evaluating complex algorithms
Extensive background in mathematics and physics
Math Skills: Linear algebra, statistics
Physics Skills: Astro or Orbital mechanics, RF propagation
Can be from course work or work experience
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Preferred
Experience with the MDA GMD program
Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics
Unix/Linux Operating System Experience
Experience with optimization algorithms
Experience with planning / scheduling algorithms
Experience with sensor modeling, communication modeling, and / or missile modelling
Battle Management or Fire Control experience
Experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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