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Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Virginia-Dulles
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 to join our team in Dulles, VA. Successful candidates for this position will work in a technical role for space and ground programs in Dulles, VA. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge programs and new mission areas in the following areas to support next generation space capabilities. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • CONOPS and Mission Analysis • Systems Level Integration and Test • Mission Modeling and Simulation • Verification and Validation • Resource Logistics and Execution • Mission Operations Support • Model Based Systems Engineering 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. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4. Basic Qualifications for Level 3: • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience • Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application • Experience with a space or ground system development program • Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices • Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs. Basic Qualifications for Level 4: • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience or PhD with 4 years of professional experience • Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application • Experience with a space or ground system development program • Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices • Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience presenting to customers • Experience working with a cross-discipline team • Experience in Space Superiority mission design, satellite ground software, distributed modeling & simulation • Understanding of system of system architecture designs the interplay between various national security customers and products • Mission system requirements, verification/validation planning, mission planning/execution, mission analysis, modeling/simulation, system trade studies • Proficiency in any modeling and simulation tools: Cameo, STK, Matlab, AFSIM, Python Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space #SpaceEngJobs #SpaceSysEngJobs #No