Systems Engineer 2

Employer description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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.

Expand your horizons, accelerate your career, and help safeguard the future for generations to come. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Systems Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 in Promontory, UT, you’ll be a key contributor to missions of critical importance, shaping what’s possible from day one. 

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for the team’s technical execution, standards, workflow processes on the Sentinel program/project support. This role will report directly to the Systems Engineering Manager.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

The primary responsibility of the systems engineer in this position is to support program systems engineering needs by capturing model-based digital architecture and requirements while retrieving compliance data from various sources into the systems engineering model for a defense program.

The systems engineer will:

Coordinate with customers and program team members to understand the intent and needs of the integrated system.Evaluate and manage customer requirements and derived flow down into subsystem and component specifications as appropriate.Analyze the needs of the system and translate into verifiable performance and design requirements. Support associated verification approach and work with engineering teams to develop analysis and test results to support stakeholder requirements.Integrate customer directed changes into the system and facilitate implementation of changes within a change management system.Coordinate and communicate between multiple cross-functional subsystem teams.Support capture of model architecture for model-based integration of requirements, design, analysis, and verification.Responsible for coordinating Verification/Compliance approach with the SEIT SE Lead and Specialty discipline engineers for allocating and verifying applicable military and industry standards across the Sentinel program.Analyze part and material requests against program requirements; evaluate designs for compliance with program parts and materials requirements; performing parts management activities; understanding how parts and materials are procured and qualified; determining the material properties and processes needed to meet specific design applications; identifying alternate or substitute parts; and reviewing and authoring material or part specification documents.Develop, document, and maintain MBSE methodologies, standards, and best practices.Perform model cleanup and refactoring to improve structure, usability, and maintainability.Maintain and enhance import/export tools and workflows to enable efficient data exchange with external systems and tools.Collaborate with systems engineers, domain engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective use of MBSE across the program.Support creation and revision of material/process specifications, work instructions, and test plans; ensure alignment with Northrop Grumman and industry requirements.
Why you? You’re the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3.

Basic Qualifications for Level 2:

Bachelor’s degree (STEM) with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree.Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearanceCandidate must have a minimum of 2 years in engineering methodsStrong understanding and broad application of systems engineering thinkingAbility to travel:  Travel expectation of 5% – 10% 

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

Bachelor’s degree (STEM) with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree (STEM) with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience.   Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearanceMust have a minimum of 2 years in Systems Engineering methodsStrong understanding and broad application of systems engineering thinkingUnderstanding of solid rocket motor system physics, design and testingAbility to travel:  Travel expectation of 5% – 10% 

 Preferred Qualifications:             

General understanding of solid rocket motor system physics, design and testingStrong understanding of the Systems methods (Requirements, Verification, ICDs, MBSE)Demonstrated experience supporting both internal and external customersStrong understanding and broad application of engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, engineering/business systems, workflow, resource management, product development, etc.)Demonstrated experience in requirements verification architectureAbility to serve as the focal for the PM&P/Aging /Reliability IPTs, primarily responsible for PM&P/Aging/FMEA SDRLs products and their integration with CDR , FCA (SQVR) to support design qualification.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

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.