Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Systems Engineer 4 – (25-563)
United States-Alabama-Huntsville
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $170K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, and they are seeking a Sr Principal Engineer Systems – RA Systems Engineer Coordinator. This role is essential for supporting the U.S. President and the Secretary of Defense by coordinating software updates and system engineering efforts within the Missile Defense System's Command and Control program.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.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
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
Benefits
Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
Flexible Work Arrangements
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