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System Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance type: Secret. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a System Engineer to join our diverse team, working on the Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) portfolio of programs in Redondo Beach, CA. The selected candidate will perform system engineering tasks for an Army Air Defense System that includes defense against manned aircraft; rockets, artillery, and mortars; unmanned aerial systems (UAS); and cruise missile defense. All work must be performed on-site in Redondo Beach.

This requisition may be filled at the Principal System Engineer or Senior Principal System Engineer level:

• Principal System Engineer - Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5 years of relevant experience in system engineering related to software systems; or 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD) or 9 years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered
• Senior Principal System Engineer - Bachelor's degree in STEM and 8 years of relevant experience in system engineering related to software systems; or 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD) or 12 years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze, assess, evaluate, recommend and implement changes to interface documents developed and managed by the FAAD team
• Evaluate impacts to the FAAD system resulting from new or changing interfacing systems (such as weapons and sensors) and updates to military and industry standards
• Author ICDs and whitepapers
• Support FAAD Requirements, Software and I&T teams in interoperability tasks, including support at off-site integration events

Basic Qualifications:

• Understanding of system engineering principles, and their application to a software-based system
• Experience in the analysis of diverse systems and their ability to interoperate
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), requirements development and associated tools such as DOORS and Cameo
• Works well with other engineers on a schedule driven program
• Strong multi-tasking and time-management skills
• Experience functioning in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Willingness to travel (~4 times per year)
• Hold or able to obtain DoD Secret clearance

Following are good to have, but are not required:

• Experience working with diverse message types (Protobuf, Binary, XML, etc)
• Experience developing use cases, sequence diagrams and activity diagrams
• Experience generating ICDs from scratch
• Experience with Army or Joint military message or interface standards (e.g., MIL-STD-6016)
• Ability to work with diverse technical, programmatic and user communities, supporting the modernization, capability development, integration and test of an Army command and control system

Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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