Principal Conops Support Engineer

Principal Conops Support 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 - 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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking a Principal Conops Support Engineer.

What You'll Get to Do:

Program/System Level role within Directorate of Engineering Work to develop an extremely complex, large-scale system, comprised of multiple segments, some of which are mature and some are emerging technologies. Gather information from various stakeholders, and communicate the vision for the operational system to the user, acquisition, and development communities with quantitative and qualitative system metrics. Partner with teams within each Segment, and use MBSE and other tools to maintain, update, and refine ConOps as the development lifecycle progresses

This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area.

This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers' requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 0 years of experience with PhD • Experience with ConOps and constraints development • Demonstrated experience with Systems Development Lifecycle with a focus on SRR to CDR • Experience producing systems engineering artifacts for major system reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR) • Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong executive briefing skills • Experience with complex, large-scale systems development from design through integration, test • Familiarity with interface development within a System-of-Systems architecture • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as Cameo

• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

• Current Active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI and a Polygraph prior to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

• STEM degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or similar • Professional certifications, such as INCOSE CSEP/ESEP • Experience with MBSE and Requirements management tools, such as Cameo and DOORS • Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools: Jira or Confluence • Familiarity with data visualization tools: Tableau