Systems Engineer - Integrator (Principal or Senior Principal Level)

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers and end users to ensure system requirements, design, risks, and limitations are understood, communicated, and accepted
• Execute systems engineering functions to maintain the technical baseline, and to ensure the baseline reflects a cohesive system solution
• Support the development and validation of system level models used for concept development, design, verification, and validation
• Leverage your experience supporting Fielded Aircraft Systems, UAV systems, and the full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including design reviews, requirements decomposition, test planning, and requirements verification
• Ability to plan, execute a schedule and lead a team towards those goals
• Clearly define end user needs and desired capabilities
• Provide support and deliverables for successful milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, FCA)
• Presentation skills to effectively provide status to internal executive management and customers

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience
• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain US Government Secret or higher clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must have previous experience managing Technical Baselines (Functional and Allocated Baselines)
• Must have previous experience conducting end to end system integration, verification and validation
• Must have experience with integration and interfaces ICDs/IDDs

Nice to have

• Experience with RQ-4 air vehicle, ground segment, sensor payloads, COMMS and support equipment
• Experience with USAF customers
• Active Secret/Top Secret Level Clearance
• MS degree in STEM field

Benefits

• Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00The 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.