Engineer Systems / Principal Engineer Systems Active Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Systems Engineer

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. 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently seeking an experienced engineer for the Systems Engineering team for Advanced Programs in our Chandler, AZ office.

This position is 100% on-site in Chandler, AZ. No remote or hybrid work. Relocation provisions maybe available.

The Systems Engineer will be assigned a cognizant engineer role for a vehicle subsystem, components, the interfaces, and requirements that drive the architecture design. They will provide tactical and technical oversight into that area developing the program requirements, support the architecture products, and oversee verification planning, ensuring all engineering disciplines are collaboratively involved. To succeed in this role the ideal candidate must be comfortable with ambiguity and willing to work collaboratively with the program IPT structure resolving issues as they arise both tactfully and in a productive manner. Candidate should have a demonstrated history of strong technical skills and demonstrated performance in developing solutions that consider cost, schedule, and technical risk as elements of the problem solution.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

• The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with competing demands.
• Must be able to work in an IPT structure supporting multiple groups.
• The candidate should possess strong technical problem solving, written and verbal communication skills to generate and document system level launch vehicle requirements, perform vehicle performance assessments and participate in system level verification/data review activities.
• Manages requirement changes in the Requirements Management databases working effectively with IPT leaders and team members.
• The candidate should possess a strong resolve to drive tasks to completion autonomously and possess demonstrated mentoring/training skills.
• Creates and manages both original and revised specification/interface definition documents and coordinates document approval through peer review and signature process.
• Support risk management (identifies potential risk) and trade study processes.
• Manages aspects of system design, analyses, interface verification, testing, minor failure/anomaly resolution or mission operations.
• Participates in the creation of and manages changes to system or subsystem analytical models.
• Candidate should be knowledgeable about agile principles and have demonstrated the ability to facilitate an agile development process.
• Candidate will facilitate the development and execution of technical reviews for the program.

This position maybe offered at the Engineer Systems Level 2 or Principal Engineer Systems Level 3.

Basic Qualifications:

• Engineer Systems Level 2 Requires: BS in Engineering with a minimum of 2 years related experience, Masters Degree with 0 years of related experience
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Ability to travel is required
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Principal Engineer Systems Level 3 Requires: BS in Engineering with a minimum of 5 years related experience, Masters Degree with 3 years of related experience or PhD with 1 year of experience.

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Ability to travel is required
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience creating Systems Engineering products
• Electrical or Aerospace Engineering Degree
• Experience working fast paced development programs
• Experience with System integration and verification

Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00 Salary Range 2: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00 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.