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Northrop Grumman Principal Systems/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer in Corinne, Utah
Requisition ID: R10176557
Category: Engineering
Location: Corinne, Utah, United States of America | Magna, Utah, United States of America
Clearance Type: None
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 3
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, Space Systems, is seeking a Principal Systems/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team. This position will be at our Propulsion Systems Division facility located in Promontory, UT with periodic assignments at our Bacchus (Magna), UT location
We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Systems Engineers are responsible to work with the Chief Engineers and Program Leadership to support key program objectives through the development and management of architecture, requirements, verification planning and change integration for our solid rocket motor and booster motor systems. Systems Engineers actively participate in the development of new systems and system upgrades by managing architecture, requirements, verification, and integrated change control processes in a disciplined, broad reaching process, to ensure our propulsion systems projects perform to specification, satisfy customer needs, and maintain configuration integrity throughout the lifecycle of each product. Systems Engineering at Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems are primarily model based and provide support to multiple defense and commercial contracts including the Sentinel and NASA Artemis missions.
Systems engineering provides a gateway to many other leadership opportunities within Northrop Grumman. Roles may include aspects of project engineering, proposal support, and liaison engineering which naturally build essential skills necessary for future leadership opportunities.
The primary responsibility of the systems engineer in this position is to provide leadership in model-based digital capture of architecture and requirements while retrieving compliance data from various sources into the systems engineering model for a defense program.
Coordinate with customers to understand intent and needs of the integrated system
Evaluate and manage customer requirements and flow down in specifications and determine implementation approach
Analyze the needs of the system and translate into verifiable performance and design requirements
Manage associated verification approach and work with engineering teams to develop analysis and test results to support stakeholder requirements
Integrate customer directed changes into the system and facilitate implementation of changes within a change management system
Coordinate and communicate between multiple cross-functional subsystem teams
Develop model architecture for model-based integration of requirements, design, analysis, and verification
Coach early career systems engineers to develop talent
Basic Qualifications:
This position can be filled at either a level 3 or level 4.
Basic Qualifications for a level 3:
- BS degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics or Engineering Management is required & 5 years of experience or 3 years with a MS
Basic Qualifications for a level 4:
BS degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics or Engineering Management is required & 8 years of experience or 8 years with a MS
Consideration will be given to candidates with a BS or MS degree in other engineering disciplines with strong relevant experience
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in Systems Engineering or in Integration Design or a related field in propulsion, preferably in a government contractor environment
Demonstrated experience in many aspects of aerospace design (or similar) development processes including design, analysis, testing and integration
Exposure to and familiarity with MBSE approaches and tools (Cameo, Doors, etc.) and some exposure to
MBSE languages (SysML or UML) are required
Capable of defining and implementing systems engineering models for new programs
Ability to navigate and/or define methodologies and frameworks for MBSE applications on a variety of programs
Familiarity with Model Based Engineering and integration of descriptive and analytical models
General familiarity with structural, mechanical, thermal dynamics, fluid dynamics, electro-mechanical and propulsion technologies
Understanding of requirements and basic principles of verification strategies
Experience and familiarity with model-based systems engineering tools, specifically object oriented tools like NoMagic Cameo or similar
Experience with architecture diagrams (structural diagrams for physical, functional, and logical relationships), behavior diagrams (activity, use case, etc.), and other MBSE diagrams useful to understand product needs
Experience with interface management between system elements and teams
Experience with concept of operations (ConOps) and product related strategy maps
Experience with digital thread methodology
Experience with manufacturing and quality control databases and processes
Ability and skills to work multidisciplined engineering problems
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience with managing architecture and requirements modeling in MBSE tools
Experience developing plans and detailed schedules to accomplish an engineering effort
Experience with product testing, preferably system level tests demonstrating interaction between subsystems or major elements
Participation in developing formal interfaces between parts of a system
Experience and understanding of the relationships between engineering designs and resulting manufactured products
Experience with digital thread methodology
Experience with risk management
Formal education in Systems Engineering principles; a graduate certificate in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
Additional Requirements:
- Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check for the Federal Safe Explosives Act (SEA)
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80A. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Salary Range: $92,600 - $139,000
Salary Range 2: $114,900 - $172,300
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.