Space Principal/sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Computer Based Control Systems

Systems Engineering Position

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.

This Systems Engineering position is an engineering support role for Computer Based Control Systems (CBCS) on the Habitat and Logistics Outpost (HALO) program located in Dulles, VA. The candidate must be able to assist in the formulation of avionics hardware and software system design, definition of concept of operations, and systems analysis. The candidate will have responsibility for coordinating between engineering subsystems and with integration and test engineers for the successful design, implementation, and test of the avionics aspects of a space system. The candidate will serve as a team member and/or CBCS lead depending on experience and skills. The candidate must be able to assist in the formulation of system design, definition of concept of operations, and systems analysis. Responsibilities will also include interaction with program, functional and customer leadership.

In this role, the candidate will perform general systems engineering duties related to CBCS, which may include requirements flow down, tracking, verification, and the writing of specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports from advanced studies, special engineering investigations, and similar activities. Tasks may also include assisting with Command & Telemetry database development and validation of its content. A successful candidate will have familiarity with some or all of the following: design and review of flight software, flight operating systems, memory management and radiation mitigations, hardware/software interactions, management of budgets/utilization. The candidate must be deeply knowledgeable in aerospace systems, spacecraft subsystems design, or mission operations. Position will also include responsibilities relating to integration, testing, and operational readiness of spacecraft and payloads. Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies, and may include authoring sections for both.

The candidate will develop original ideas, elaborate on preliminary design concepts, evaluate completed designs with their program/functional supervisors and other technical groups, and make the necessary design modifications to achieve the best design within the program constraints. The candidate may also develop and coordinate the conduct of test programs required to evaluate design work.

Duties:

• Evaluate design documentation and verification for compliance with customer and internally derived requirements
• Support integrated software build creation and suite management
• Support software configuration management and control
• Develop software architecture and ConOps/conceptual design
• Support integrated computer and network performance and functionality
• Provide support to selected elements of the program Systems Engineering Team
• Contribute to the technical tasks supporting the program
• Provide systems engineering support for technical reviews
• Write status and technical performance reviews, analyses and reports

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Systems Engineer - Bachelors of Science degree in technical field and 5+ years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field with 3+ years of experience; or a PhD
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Bachelors of Science degree in technical field and 8+ years of experience, Master's Degree and 7+ years of experience; or a PhD and 4+ years of experience
• Experience with design and implementation of computer-based control systems (CBCS), their avionics, and software and hardware integration of aerospace and/or military vehicles
• Experience with architecture development
• Familiarity with electrical & computer systems
• Experience with spacecraft software design and implementation
• Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) leadership experience
• Experience defining requirements & interfaces
• Experience developing verification documentation
• Familiarity with command and telemetry database
• Master's degree in a technical discipline