Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Fault Management- TS/SCI

Requisition ID: R10171357Category: EngineeringLocation: Dulles, Virginia, United States of AmericaClearance Type: SCITelecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the TimePositions Available: 1At 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 Systems Engineering position is an engineering support role on a National Security Space (NSS) Program in the Tactical Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems located in Dulles, VA. The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team. Successful candidates will perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including requirements synthesis and flow-down, verification/validation planning, system trades study support, systems analysis, coordination of design efforts, and management of technical budgets & interface definitions. The application of these systems engineering functions will be in the context of fault management, system autonomy, and mission operations, particularly as it relates to the operation of a proliferated autonomous space system.Tasks may also include designing, implementing, and validating Mission Operations plans for proliferated systems and identifying opportunities for the automation of traditionally manual tasks. The candidate must be knowledgeable in spacecraft subsystem design, spacecraft testing, flight software best practices, and particularly mission operations and operational readiness events. Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both. Presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to either technical or nontechnical audiences is required. Experience interfacing with technical, customer, and program management, including business leaders, is highly desired.Duties:Evaluate design documentation and verification for compliance with customer and internally derived requirementsEvaluate design documentation to ensure feasibility and application of previous lessons learnedDevelop Mission Operations Plans for proliferated autonomous systemsProactively identify tasks and procedures as candidates for automationEvaluate design documentation to provide evidence for requirement verificationSupport mission operation tasks for Launch, Operations, and DisposalEvaluate System Level test results and generate reports & review packagesEvaluate payload interfaces and perform feasibility studies for integration of payloads to existing systemsProvide support to selected elements of the program Systems Engineering TeamSupport and deliver SE Products and other deliverables, with a focus on mission successDevelop/implement and communicate solutions to routine Engineering problemsContribute to the technical tasks supporting the programProvide systems engineering support for technical reviewsWrite status and technical performance reviews, analyses and reports#NOVASPACEBasic Qualifications:Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with at least 5 years of applicable experience, or Masters degree with 3 years of applicable experience.Senior Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with at least 8 years of applicable experience or Masters degree with 6 years of applicable experienceExperience in Systems Engineering for mission critical applicationsMission and/or vehicle systems engineering experienceMission Operations Experience, particularly with Military Satellites.Software coding or scripting experienceCitizenship with a current or active Top Secret/SCI level clearance at time of application ?Preferred Qualifications:Failure analysis or fault management technical experienceExperience with Systems Engineering processExperience defining requirements & interfacesUnderstanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operationsExperience developing verification documentationExperience with architecture developmentFamiliarity with electrical & computer systemsFamiliarity with command and telemetry databaseExperience with Northrop Grumman Process and Procedures is highly desiredSalary Range: $107,300 - $160,900Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600The 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.Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.