Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 3 months ago
Principal/Sr Principal Engineer - Operations Research AHT
United States-California-Northridge
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $166K/yr
4+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Principal/Sr Principal Engineer in Operations Research for their Advanced Programs Software, Modeling, and Simulation team. The role involves developing simulation tools, performing data analysis, and collaborating across functional disciplines to evaluate new technologies and military operations.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and apply advanced software and systems methods that support the investigation, analysis and solution of complex and advanced technical problems
Develop and use tools that support the visualization of the battlespace at a mission or engagement level
Use, develop, and modify tools to support data analysis of simulation or flight test results
Model operational environments, performs trade studies via computer simulation, and recommends alternative architectures
Develop software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations
Develop, integrate, and use advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools
Perform mission simulation using government or industry standard tools to determine mission effectiveness
Perform engagement simulation using standard tools, MATLAB, Simulink and others
Perform modeling and simulation studies that optimize mission performance for weapon systems across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains
Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks assessing system survivability, system effectiveness, and overall system performance in engagement / mission-level scenarios
Develop performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models for new and/or existing system simulation frameworks
Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization
Participate in Agile engineering project frameworks
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 5+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 3+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design
**Current/active U.S Government issued DoD Secret Clearance; clearance must have been issued/adjudicated in the past five (5) years
Experience as an AFSIM developer/analyst, including making and validating movers, creating observers and post-processors, and performing large Design of Experiments (DoE) studies
Experience creating compelling OV-1s, data visualization, and other briefing materials to explain simulation techniques, assumptions, and insights to a variety of audiences
Experience executing technology development and EMD contracts with DoD customers
Experience leading Operations Research studies, including identifying Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs) and developing study plans from Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs)
BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 9+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 7+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, OR
PhD. Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics AND 4+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design
**Current/active U.S Government issued DoD Secret Clearance; clearance must have been issued/adjudicated in the past five (5) years
Experience as an AFSIM developer/analyst, including making and validating movers, creating observers and post-processors, and performing large Design of Experiments (DoE) studies
Experience creating compelling OV-1s, data visualization, and other briefing materials to explain simulation techniques, assumptions, and insights to a variety of audiences
Experience executing technology development and EMD contracts with DoD customers
Experience leading Operations Research studies, including identifying Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs) and developing study plans from Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs)
Preferred
Comfortable with high level programming languages such as C/C++
Strong software development principles with the ability to manage computer resources for data throughput and distributed systems
Experience developing and using analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, VBA, or similar tools
Comfortable developing in multiple operating systems as well as integrating systems across OS boundaries. (Windows/Linux)
Strong debugging skills, ability to use common debuggers, compilers and command line execution
Ability to develop shell scripts for program execution
Knowledge of and experience with software engineering development lifecycle processes
Experience with version control tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, or Gitlab, etc.)
Experience integrating custom plug-ins to AFSIM
Experience with working with and programming distributed simulation protocols such as DIS or HLA
Experience performing modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks assessing system survivability, system effectiveness, and overall system performance in engagement / mission-level scenarios
Knowledge of RF Threat Modeling, of Electronic Attack techniques and modeling, guided missile design
Knowledge of any of the following simulation frameworks: AFSIM, Suppressor, Brawler, JWS, AJEM, ESAMS, NGTS, EADSIM, TACZAAM, ITASE
Familiarity with Agile, MBSE, and / or system architecture frameworks
Effective project management skills and good communication techniques
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, excellent communications skills, including the ability to present and brief technical data to all levels of leadership within the organization and U.S. Government
Proposal development, writing or execution experience
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 Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase