Systems Engineer - Level 3/4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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. *This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future. Western Region Engineering (WRE) of Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector seeks to fill a Systems Engineer 3/4 position in the Engineering function for our Space Park location in Redondo Beach, CA . As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will define, develop, decompose, analyze, allocate, verify, and validate requirements for the Ground Segment of a Spacecraft System. You will conduct system performance and functional analysis, interface definition, risk identification and mitigation, system integration and compatibility analysis. You will define and maintain the technical baseline and documentation. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to drive the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission. This role will support development of various ground element specs (Bus/ Mission Unique/ Payload) to support SRR/SDR/PDR. Ground Software System Engineer to develop and own ground element specifications for a space mission ground system. Responsible for one or more of the following: Bus Ground Element, Mission-Unique Ground Element, and Payload Ground Element and will lead requirements definition and flow-down, manage interfaces, support trades, and drive software qualification for your assigned ground element(s) within a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) environment. Responsibilities • Develop and maintain ground element specifications and MBSE-based requirements/traceability. • Flow down requirements from host/segment-level specs (e.g., Host Segment, Mission Ground Segment [MGS]) to assigned ground element. • Define and manage interfaces; provide input to ICDs. • Participate in architecture and implementation trades (ground frameworks, Command and Control (C2), mission management). • Support software qualification planning and verification/validation. Basic Qualifications for a Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer: • T03 - 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 1 year of relevant experience with a PhD • T04 - 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 6 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD • Experience with software ground systems for space missions. • Experience with requirements flow-down, management, and traceability. • Experience defining/managing interfaces and contributing to ICDs. • Familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools. • Experience