Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 months ago
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Requirements
United States-California-Redondo Beach
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $206K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer for a Requirements Lead role within the F-35 Air Systems Integration IPT. The role involves leading a team of systems engineers, performing technical planning, system integration, and ensuring the conversion of customer requirements into total systems solutions.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work closely with Proposal Manager and Project Engineers to ensure requirements are clearly defined and accurately bid in all proposals
Collaborate with developers, manage requirement and process workflow to enhance the F35 contract management system and capture the proposal lifecycle in a central location for seamless contract execution integration
Establish monthly metrics to assess quality of customer RFP and NGC proposal responses. Analyze data to identify trends and establish root causes to enhance proposal quality through process improvements and trainings
Present Statement of Work risks and associated mitigation steps and maintained proposal Risk Register in coordination with impacted IPTs to support in-process reviews for major proposals
Develop the technical baseline requirements for the Proposal Supplier Statement of Work and Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW). Ensure process diligence for all SSOWs
Understand program technical documents such as Build-To-Print Process Manual and Materials and Process specifications, etc. in order to assess and integrate change impacts for proposal and CR deliverables. Define, document, and execute process to review documents with the Program to ensure no requirements creep
Maintain the program Virtual Requirements Library
Create Requirements Tree Down utilizing DOORs for deficiency analysis
Responsible for functional decomposition of Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements to the allocated baseline. Provide Requirements Allocation Matrix (RAM) to proposal manager
Understand derived requirements to establish flow down to IPTs and functions
Develop tools to improve requirements management on program
Provide program technical proposal requirements visibility to leadership
Develop/maintain program Requirements command media and processes
Maintain Proposal Requirements knowledge management database
Develop future digital transformation strategy for requirements management
Act as a central point of contact to consolidate team feedback, pose clarifying questions, and communicate decisions effectively across all parties
Develop and maintain clear documentation of roles and responsibilities
Track actions and timelines, reporting progress and adjustments to leadership as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and at least 8 years of systems engineering experience or related experience OR 6 years of experience with a master's degree
Proficient in MS Word, PS PowerPoint and MS Excel
Demonstrated leadership, team building, and inter-organization collaboration skills
Experience in requirements management and proposal development
Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, in a fast paced team environment
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred
DoD Secret clearance or above
Experience working in a process-oriented environment
Benefits
Flexible work arrangements
9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
Phenomenal learning opportunities
Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
Very friendly team environment
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