Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Effectiveness/Ops Analysis - R10211123 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Effectiveness/Ops Analysis - R10211123

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer in Mission Effectiveness/Ops Analysis. The role involves supporting the Systems Engineering Integration team through modeling, simulation, and analysis to enhance program development and operational effectiveness.

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Hiring Manager
Tina Laser
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Responsibilities

Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis to support program development, execution, and related research and development projects
Develop mission relevant scenarios; assesses operational effectiveness of existing and/or emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments
Develop new and/or integrates existing system simulation frameworks, weapon systems components to include air vehicle platform, kinematics, sensors, communications, command & control, weapons, and threat performance models and algorithms
Analyzes and tests next generation tactical assets within an advanced threat environment
Develop software to simulate real-time operations and behavior of systems for virtual simulation (man in the loop) testing so that future tactical aircraft can be evaluated in next generation air warfare mission environments
Model operational environments and perform trade studies via computer simulation resulting in recommendations for alternative system architectures and configurations
Support the design and development of visualization models and databases for integration with a high fidelity simulation environment used for strategic simulation and training
Support evaluations to determine the best frameworks, hardware, capabilities, and tools available to create simulations and experiences that enhance the Virtual Simulation product
Ensures performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements
Communicate across the engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate capabilities
Ability to work independently or in team settings, according to project needs
This position requires practical experience and interpretation of modeling and simulation results, algorithms, and formulas and must be able to communicate their significance and relevancy in a clear, detailed manner

Qualification

Operations analysisVirtual simulation toolsMBSE modeling productsReal-time simulationAgile workflowEffective communicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company
Must have experience with operations analysis and/or virtual simulation tools (e.g. AFSIM, Brawler, STK, MATLAB)
Must have experience with MBSE modeling products (e.g. Cameo)

Preferred

Experience with NGTS and/or FORTRAN
Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams and managing relationships through effective communication
Advanced degree in Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science
Experience in weapon system level design, integration, test and evaluation
An understanding of Integrated Air Defense Systems and capabilities
The ability to translate Physics/Mathematics models into real-time simulation algorithms and models
Experience with real time simulation/software development
Experience working within an Agile workflow using Atlassian Suite products (i.e. Jira, BitBucket)
Familiarity with Digital Engineering processes
Ability to communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Active Top Secret Clearance

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

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Kenneth Crews
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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