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Northrop Grumman · 3 weeks ago

Staff Systems Engineer - Modeling Simulation Lead - 16666 - R10215594

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a Staff Systems Engineer - Modeling Simulation Lead. This role involves leading a team for modeling and simulation efforts, coordinating multi-physics models, and managing resources to support mission-level effectiveness simulations.

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Responsibilities

Lead Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) team under the direction of the program lead systems engineer for a restricted capture effort
Coordinate development of multi-physics models across disciplines that feed overall mission-level effectiveness simulation; includes coordinating across multiple security levels
Responsible for schedule for development of models that feed overall mission-level effectiveness simulation
Responsible to develop technical baseline of mission-level effectiveness model
Perform assessments of mission effectiveness and use results to inform milestone reviews
Perform Design-of-Experiments (DOE) studies at the mission-level and apply statistical post-processing methods to extract useful information to inform system requirements development
Contribute to development of system models across various disciplines
Routinely out-brief Executive Leadership Team on program MS&A progress/status (technical, schedule, staffing, etc.)
Negotiate/deconflict support staffing with programs of competing priority; liaison program needs for MS&A to support organizations
Manage hardware and software resources for execution of MS&A tools/environments

Qualification

Mission level simulationObject-oriented programmingDesign-of-Experiments (DOE)Linux-based HPCDistributed simulationsTechnical writingProposal writingGitCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsLeadership experience

Required

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) with at least 12 Years of related experience (10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD)
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Experience with mission level simulation and analysis (Red vs. Blue, e.g. ITASE, AFSIM, HLA Federations, etc.)
Fluent in one or more object-oriented programming language (Python, C++, etc.)
Experience performing large-scale DOE studies and performing post-processing to extract useful information (variance decomposition, bootstrap sampling, etc.)
Excellent technical writing skills
Excellent communication and organizational skills

Preferred

Experience with Linux-based High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments
Experience developing/deploying distributed simulations or several single-threaded simulations in-parallel
Demonstrated ability to rapidly pick-up new concepts and physics
Experience with Git
Experience leading junior engineers to achieve technical objectives
Experience writing proposals for capture efforts

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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