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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Systems Engineer 4 – (25-563) - R10215687

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$152K/yr - $170K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer Systems – RA Systems Engineer Coordinator to support their Missile Defense Integration team. This role involves acting as a technical liaison for software between cross-functional product teams and Systems Engineering, ensuring effective software updates and system capabilities for the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications program.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Will be responsible for coordinating RA efforts related to software updates within end-to-end systems engineering activities, including requirements flow analysis, support verification and validation, and test event efforts

Will offer systems engineering expertise and leadership to ensure a disciplined software development process for defining, developing, and analyzing system capabilities

Support the flow of requirements (CES, SCN, and PCN) and reviews, communication status, upcoming milestones, and dependencies

Review Support Interface Control Document (ICD), communication status, upcoming milestones, and dependencies

Support the V&V test plans and assist with coordinating test execution across test labs and cross-functional teams

Coordinate problem reports with Solution Chiefs, handle customer reviews and releases to lead problem identification, and recommend future solutions

Assist with staffing duties such as reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and choosing candidates

Support the preparation of Basis of Estimates (BOEs), Engineering Estimates (EEs), proposal responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs), and similar activities

Software Architecture Design Document (SADD) and Functional Architecture Design Document (FADD) manager responsible for coordinating the content and maintenance of the documents

Coordination and implementation of MBSE tools for regional applications

The successful candidate will support Solution Leadership in ensuring that design documents and artifacts are completed for the Product Teams when required

Identify process gaps, promote best practice adoption (such as model-based systems engineering and DevSecOps integration), and facilitate lessons learned capture

Collaborate with internal stakeholders, government, and customer representatives to support critical daily operations and distributed multi-element deliveries and activities

Assist management with scheduling and technical aspects of the Regional Applications, including Iteration Planning and Task Order support

Qualification

Software DevelopmentSystems EngineeringRequirements Management ToolsVerificationValidationModel-Based Systems EngineeringAgile DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipTechnical WritingCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

A Bachelor's Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master's degree (preferred) in a STEM-related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or PhD in a related STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant work experience

Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Will have professional experience in Software Development and Systems Engineering or related disciplines

Will have significant experience in authoring ICDs, IDDs, and requirements

Must be able to work effectively as part of an experienced team in developing software designs and reviewing systems engineering products and artifacts, while following the program's Software Development Plan (SDP), Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), and other C2BMC processes and plans

Direct experience with requirements management tools (Jama, IBM DOORS, Polarion, Azure)

Participation in verification & validation & planning or execution (test plan creation, testcase management, defect tracking)

Strong written and oral communication with both technical and non-technical audiences

Will have significant experience leading teams

Preferred

Master's Degree (preferred) in Systems Engineering

Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification

Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF)

Experience as a Technical Lead, Software Development Lead, Systems Engineering SME, or Systems Engineering Leader in Missile Defense, Space, or Link 16 Domain

Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop solutions

Experience in identifying and defining system capabilities; communicating these capabilities to a diverse group of software developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users; and creating artifacts to document and track the achievement of system capabilities

Experience in developing system engineering and architecture artifacts (e.g., specifications, interface control documents, use cases, system architecture descriptions, trade studies, etc.)

Experience preparing briefings, designing and reviewing architecture artifacts, and presenting at DoD Customer Design Reviews

Experience as a technical leader in a DoD Systems Engineering or Software Development project

Familiarity with private cloud solutions and IT technologies such as VMWare/Nutanix, RedHat, and network solutions

Experience in Software Development and Java-based Applications

Knowledge of DevSecOps and/or Digital Engineering Transformation (DET) methodologies and solutions

Knowledge of Agile development and Scrum

Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and tools like Cameo or similar applications

Familiarity with requirements management tools, such as DOORS

Knowledge of missile defense systems such as U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), the sea-based Aegis system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), space systems, or Link 16 domain

Requirements Engineering and Systems Architecture

Requirements elicitation and analysis, functional allocation, interface control documents (ICDs), and SysML/UML fundamentals

Schedule development using MS Project, Primavera, and Smartsheet; task tracking with Jira and Azure DevOps; resource planning; document control via SharePoint, Confluence, and CMIS; dashboard creation with Power BI and Tableau; and metrics collection

Technical writing, presentation design, stakeholder communication, and meeting facilitation

Agile/SAFe familiarity