Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer - 19272

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Principal Test Engineer / Senior Principal Test Engineer. This position will be located in Roy, UT supporting the Sentinel Program.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Work with technical teams and stakeholders across the program to develop and mature allocation of flight test requirements
• Develop systems architecture for flight test mission using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical)
• Develop and incorporate appropriate requirements for the flight test mission and ensure that they are properly represented in the model
• Support flight test design reviews by preparing artifacts and presentation material
• Review test documents such as range safety documents, test plans, and test procedures for consistency with flight test mission requirements

What you will get to do:

The selected engineer will join the System Test team leading requirements definition/allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability for multiple flight test events.

In support of the Sentinel System Test Team and the Major Program Event Test Campaign collaborate across all functions within the program to develop advanced test concepts, techniques and requirements.

• Coordinate schedules, and provide Liaison assistance between the interfacing Teams
• Support the Team with vertical and horizontal integration activities in Roy Utah
• Successful candidates will have the following key attributes:
• Proactive – anticipates requirements from higher management, and initiate and complete actions required to meet those requirements
• Perceptive – sees the “big picture” but is also able to focus on the details and follows all of them through to completion
• Composed – maintains a “level head” in the extremely dynamic, fast-paced, and demanding environment, especially when working closely with management on projects with highly compressed timelines and tight deadlines
• Discretion – self-initiates tasks with considerable latitude for independent judgment

Basic Qualifications:

• T03 Principal Test Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 2 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
• T04 Senior Principal Test Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

For both roles:

• 2+ years of experience with requirements management/analysis/allocations (functional decomposition)
• 2+ years of experience with Model-Based Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBE/MBSE) practices, languages and/or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDraw
• 2+ years of experience with one or more of the following: flight test, ground test, military aerospace development (e.g. Sentinel, Minute Man III, B-2, B-21 delivery systems)
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles and execution of a large complex program
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Experience with development of test plans, procedures, and reports (functional testing and checkout).
• Experience with schedule management, risk management and performance management
• Experience working within a multi-team environment
• Experience with tableau and data analytics
• Experience with earned value management knowledge in a program management capacity
• Experience with creating and monitoring test metrics
• Experience with a Test environment
• Experience with maintaining hardware configuration for test execution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with the Atlassian Suite of tools (Confluence, Jira)
• Experience facilitating Program Reviews
• Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
• Experience leading hardware procurement/supply chain operations
• Possesses strong leadership qualities, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in system development
• Experience with high level customer engagement
• Experience with Agile Project Management

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
• 401k 
• Educational Assistance 
• Life Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions 
• Paid Time Off 
• Health & Wellness Resources 
• Employee Discounts 

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.