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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Requirements - R10212824

Redondo Beach, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$137K/yr - $206K/yr

8+ years exp

Northrop 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 to ensure clear definition and management of requirements, technical planning, and integration for the F-35 program.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.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

Requirements managementProposal developmentSystems engineeringDOORS proficiencyLeadership skillsTechnical documentationTeam buildingProcess-oriented experienceDigital transformation strategyInter-organization collaborationEffective communication

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