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Principal Engineer/ Sr. Principal Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🌍 United States-Florida-Melbourne
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Systems to join our team of individuals within our Systems Engineering organization supporting the Multi-Domain Command & Control (MDC2) Business Unit. The position will be onsite in Melbourne, FL . The selected candidate will be responsible for technical execution of systems engineering tasks and earned value management of systems engineering control accounts on assigned programs Key Responsibilities • Oversee and manage the cost accounts associated with ongoing E-2 engineering projects. • Serve as liaison between project management, engineering management, and engineering integrated product teams (IPTs). • Review project and budget status; manage schedules; prepare status reports; and input/track earned value management (EVM) data for assigned programs. • Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction objectives. • Oversee preparation of estimates and proposals across MDC2 IPTs. • Drive technical execution of systems engineering tasks. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, highly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings. This role can be filled at the Principal (level 3) or Sr. Principal (level 4). Basic Qualifications: At the Principal Engineer Systems (Level 3) • Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience. Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Systems (Level 4) • Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience. Applicable at both levels: • Background in systems engineering or related engineering discipline. • Experience with earned value management/program cost accounting • Must have the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. Preferred Qualifications: • A final, adjudicated active Top Secret clearance. • Previous or existing E 2 Program Access Request (PAR).