Staff Systems Engineer - Level 5

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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals .  The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO.  Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver.   Position Overview:   As a Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5 serving as the Systems Engineering Integration Lead on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team, you will be responsible to lead development and execution of the program’s system/software integration strategy, coordinating integration across components, a Software Integration Lab (SIL), multiple development teams, and the program cloud environment.   Essential Functions:   • Work with internal and external customers to define and document instrumentation, data requirements, and test planning—including acquisition, processing, and analysis—to satisfy test objectives. • Create, validate, and verify test plans, procedures, and test reports in accordance with program standards. • Lead the engineering team that supports software integration for formal test events. • Provide regular status updates and flag blockers to upper leadership to drive timely resolution. • Translate mission needs and technical objectives into clear, model-based architecture artifacts. • Apply systems engineering processes (requirements management, interface control, Verification and Validation) to software, ensuring traceability and integration across the system architecture. • Develop and maintain MBSE architecture products for advanced concept and campaign efforts. • Apply SysML and UAF to capture system structure, behavior, interfaces, and traceability. • Decompose complex problems into actionable engineering products and modeling tasks. • Partner with systems, software, and mission teams to align models to evolving technical direction. • Contribute to modeling methods, architecture standards, and digital engineering practices. • Effective communication and organization skills to clearly communicate technical insights, assumptions, risks, and recommendations to engineering teams and leadership.   Seeking candidates who find satisfaction in working on challenging and diverse assignments in collaborative settings across all levels.   Basic Qualifications:   • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 10 years of related experience, or 8 years of experience with a PhD in STEM. • Experience applying MBSE on complex aerospace, defense, or advanced technology efforts. • Experience with SysML and UAF. • Experience in sys