Staff Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 5 (AHT)

Staff Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 5

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.

Northrop Grumman is currently looking for an experienced Staff Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 5 with a strong background in C++. The successful candidate will work with our C++ based simulations of the AARGM ER family of missiles to verify weapon system requirements. This will involve assisting in developing weapon systems requirements verifications, developing scenarios to verify those requirements, analyzing the results using MATLAB or python tools, and digging into the C++ source code of the simulation to track down reasons for apparent requirements failures (actual issue with the system itself, the system software, or the model representation in C++). The candidate will also do extensive testing of the simulations themselves to verify their suitability for weapon systems requirements verification. Later tasks will vary between software-centric or analysis-centric.

The ideal candidate will have professional experience in both software engineering and systems engineering, or experience specific to modeling and simulation.

Basic Qualifications for a Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer - (Level T05):

• BS degree in software engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, systems engineering, or a related field is required with 12 years of experience or an MS degree in areas above with 8 years of experience is required.
• Previous experience, and proficiency in developing or troubleshooting C or C++ applications on Windows, and preferably on Linux.
• Experience with either MATLAB or python, with demonstrable experience and skills in using these for data analysis.
• Experience developing requirements, devising requirements verification methods, executing those verifications, and documenting the results.
• Knowledgeable in object-oriented design principles.
• Sufficient background in physics to understand the basics of flight dynamics and sensors (material covered in first year engineering physics courses will suffice) or coursework in statistics beyond the general education level.
• Experience in one or more of the following: (6-DOF simulations or MBSE/CAMEO or GNC or Sensors or other field specifically relevant to missile simulation or verification)
• Current US Government Secret level clearance with ability to be cleared for SAP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some experience with 6-DOF simulations or related simulations, or guidance, navigation and control algorithms for airborne platforms (strongly preferred)
• Experience running Monte Carlo simulations
• Experience working with an HPC system
• Experience with hardware in the loop systems
• Comfortable using GIT as a configuration management system.
• Familiar with make files or CMAKE.
• Familiar with Distributed Simulation Systems protocols such as DIS or HLA.
• General mathematical background in linear algebra and differential equations.
• Experience using simulations to verify weapon systems.
• Experience in estimating/planning budget and schedule, and in tracking to that plan. Specific experience in doing so via an agile paradigm is strongly preferred.
• Experience with SysML, preferably with CAMEO
• AJEM or other lethality modeling tools
• AFSIM

Primary Level Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00 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.