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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems sector is seeking a Systems Engineer (Level 3 Principal or level 4 Sr. Principal) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in support of the Next Generation OPIR Polar Ground System. This position will be located in Azusa, CA or Redondo Beach, CA. This position will be on a hybrid schedule where most of the work will be done on-site, but we can accommodate partial teleworking upon business/program need.

In this role you will support a team of engineers to perform requirements definition, development, decomposition and tracing, system integration, verification, and validation and supportability and effective analyses for a satellite ground system. Candidate is expected to have exceptional critical thinking skills capable of working with system architecture teams and subject matter experts within systems, hardware, and software engineering. Candidate will also perform analysis at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, test, installation, operation, and maintenance; and ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. System engineering assignments include generation of System Requirements Documents, maintenance of Interface Control Documents, preparation of test plans, procedures and reports, performance analysis, requirements decomposition and allocation, traceability analysis, compliance mapping, risk management, and support of peer reviews of design and test documentation. Candidate will evaluate changes to system and sub-system specifications and assess impact of proposed changes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Apply knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes

• Participate in all aspects of Systems Engineering throughout the full program lifecycle (concept definition, design, and test), using model based systems engineering (MBSE) methods

• Assist with definition of high level functional and performance requirements and verification methods, subsequent analysis, decomposition, and derivation of requirements, allocation of those lower-level requirements to physical and functional architectural elements, and tracking them through design, verification, and integration

• Partner with subject matter experts and technology experts to execute the systems engineering statement of work

Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Engineer:

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience
Proficiency in DOORS, understanding in requirements decomposition, experience in DOORS maintenance/updates
Active DoD Secret Clearance

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Systems Engineer:

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 9 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in STEM with 7 years of relevant experience
Expertise in DOORS, experience in requirements decomposition and DOORS maintenance/updates
Active DoD Secret Clearance

Salary Range: $104,600 - $157,000

Salary Range 2: $129,700 - $194,500

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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