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Sr. Principal / Staff Software Systems Engineer (TS Clearance)
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: No 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 Defense Systems sector (NGDS) is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer or Staff Systems Engineer to join our growing team of diverse professionals. The candidate will support Agile development of MS Windows and cloud-based solutions as a Responsible Engineer, providing both technical and programmatic leadership and oversight of the engineering analysis, design, implementation and deployment of new capabilities, as part of the Mission Planning and Decision Support Operating Unit (OU). This position is based on-site in either Manhattan Beach, CA, or Melbourne, FL. Daily responsibilities include: • Serve as the Responsible Engineer for a defined scope of work across design, implementation, system integration, verification and deployment/delivery phases. Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints • Serve as Technical Point of Contact with commanding knowledge of the requirements, product roadmap, status (technical, schedule, cost), and issues/concerns associated with the work scope. Lead and support technical discussions, planning, oversight and guidance, trade studies, effectiveness analyses • Provide guidance and support in requirements development, functional analysis, timeline analysis, requirements maturation, interface definition, to translate customer requirements into a software/hardware solution. • Collaborate across disciplines, product teams, partners, suppliers and program stakeholders to coordinate interfaces, features, data, documentation, scheduling • Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM) with responsibilities for the cost and schedule management of the work scope. • Plan, execute and close out program reviews and milestones (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.) Prepare for and present at design reviews and technical interchange meetings • Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW), system requirements, and manage scope control of technical team. • Collect, manage, and report the program metrics and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) • Manage risk and opportunity and the production of core engineering work products and track the work products and associated program dependencies in the program schedule • May include travel to other locations Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Systems Engineer: • 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Physics from an ABET accredited university OR 6 years experience with a master’s degree in a related discipline • Active DoD Top Secret clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 year s • Demonstrated history of strong organization and coordination skills (working with cross-functional team