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Systems Engineer - GFC SME - Level 2
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Colorado-Schriever AFB
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer – Level 2 to provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) Program, with a focus on the GMD Fire Control (GFC) product. The position is located on-site at the Missile Defense Integration & Operations Center (MDIOC), Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Co. Position Overview: The selected Systems Engineer – 2 - GFC Warfighter Training Subject Matter Expert (SME) will integrate and evaluate GFC and simulator HW/SW changes to the training architecture. Will also provide integration and testing support for all applicable warfighter exercise activities including but not limited to: technical planning, system integration, interface connectivity and messaging, element functional and performance assessment and comparison to real-world, GMD/GFC behavior analysis and troubleshooting, analysis of system anomalies, develop/implement/evaluate anomaly response plans and solutions, brief warfighter on the peculiarities of the exercise architecture, ‘simisms,’ and GFC issues for the event. Essential Functions: · Directly support Warfighter Customers with GFC training simulation behavior expertise during daily training scenario runs · Perform log file analysis, root cause analysis, and research in order to provide timely responses to customer questions and concerns · Identify, investigate, and document GFC anomalies · Develop and integrate new scenarios into the training scenario baseline, in accordance with customer requirements and training objectives · Candidate must have excellent technical analysis, communication, and teamwork skills as position requires interface with MDA customers, military warfighters, GFC product teams, and multiple MDA contracts and organizations · Will maintain key technical data and historical files containing behavior and technical implementation information · Will support flight test and ground test operations as a GMD/GFC system behavior technical analyst Basic Qualifications: · Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 0-2 years of experience · Applicants must have a current, active in-scope U.S. Government issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start, and TS/SCI clearance is preferred · Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs · Experience working in a classified environment · Technical analysis and technical comm