Requisition ID: R10172577
Category: Engineering
Location: Manhattan Beach, California, United States of America
Clearance Type: Top Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: No
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
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 is seeking a Systems Engineer based out of Manhattan Beach, CA to fill a role that requires a mix of traditional systems engineering while also performing as a Product Owner for an Agile Scrum team. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a strong ability to work in a collaborative fast-moving dynamic team environment. This program works on state-of-the-art mission planning systems
Responsibilities Include:
Developing system and subsystem requirements from user mission needs and tracking requirements throughout the development process.
Working closely with developers to ensure software satisfies requirements.
Well versed in agile software development and performing collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional scrum teams.
Participate in risk analysis and mitigation formation.
Support program reviews and creating and/or updating requirement specifications and technical baseline documentation
Support functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Basic Qualifications Principal Systems Engineer:
BS or higher degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM), MIS, or related field
5+ years of experience, and significant direct experience in the field of Systems Engineering OR 3 years experience with a master's degree in a related discipline.
Experience in Systems Engineering, e.g., CONOPS development, requirements analysis, decomposition and allocation, interface definition, and trade studies.
Experience as a Systems Engineer on a software-based effort
Have an active Top Secret Clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access
Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:
BS or higher degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM), MIS, or related field
8+ years of experience, and significant direct experience in the field of Systems Engineering OR 6 years experience with a master's degree in a related discipline.
Experience in Systems Engineering, e.g., CONOPS development, requirements analysis, decomposition and allocation, interface definition, and trade studies.
Experience as a Systems Engineer on a software-based effort
Have an active Secret Clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years
Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance and Special Program Access
Preferred Qualifications:
Current DoD Top Secret Clearance
Current SCI/SAP access
Experience in an Agile/SAFe leadership role (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, e.g.)
Experience with IA/Cybersecurity and industry platform hardening practices, such as DISA STIG Implementation
Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (such as, Security+)
Experience with Cloud infrastructure technology such as Azure.
Experience with containerization, including Docker and Kubernetes
Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development
Experience with UI/UX development
Experience with MBSE Tools
Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Visual Basic, .Net, Java, C, and C#
Knowledge of military mission planning systems
Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
