Senior/Principal Systems Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP)
Location: Redondo Beach
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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.The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Does this sound like you?Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program.We have an opening for either a Principal Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our talented team. We are seeking a team member who wants to solve interesting, complex problems to help protect our nation. We are a trusted mission payload and ground system provider with extensive experience providing end-to-end mission solutions from concept through operations and support. This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA.What you'll get to do?As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will support a very fast-moving team to help design, model, and develop the ground system for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) low earth orbit constellation for SDA's Tranche 2 constellation. The constellation is a mesh network of optically-interconnected SVs that will provide a resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport communications system that will be launched starting in only 2.5 years. In this role, you will be interacting with the customer, other stakeholders, and leadership to define and maintain the technical baseline. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to drive the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission and overall vision. SDA's vision is to deliver a minimum viable product on time, every two years to the warfighter by employing spiral development methods.Tranche Two Transport Layer Alpha/Beta is part of an ambitious space architecture to bring next-generation communications capabilities to the warfighter around the globe. This program builds upon existing Transport Layer capabilities to provide greater coverage and new capabilities to the established SV network for the DoD. You will join an integrated, agile team to expand the Tranche One Ground System portfolio on an aggressive schedule. If you want to rapidly grow a broad spectrum of skills and experiences in space ground systems, come join us.Core Responsibilities

• Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW), system requirements, and manage scope control of technical team.
• Drive/lead requirement decomposition, functional analysis, interface definition, and architecture for the ground system.
• Perform functional analysis, requirements allocation and interface definition to translate and decompose customer requirements into ground software specifications, working closely with development teams to ensure successful implementation.
• Independently identify and analyze technical design gaps, pain points, and opportunities for improvement to ensure the proposed architecture and solution are complete.
• Participate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and subject matter experts in various working group meetings to understand requirements/CONOPS and translate them into technical solutions.
• Serve as technical point of contact, influencing decisions by clearly communicating technical concepts, challenges, and trade-offs.This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.Basic Qualifications:
• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience; PhD with 1 year of relevant experience
• Senior Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience; PhD with 4 years of relevant experience
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application
• Demonstrated experience in common Systems Engineering functions (e.g., requirements capture and management, CONOPS, architecture, use case development, etc.) using model-based systems engineering methodologies
• Demonstrated experience with designing software systems
• Demonstrated experience using CAMEO for capturing system architecture and functions
• Ability to communicate, present, lead, and explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, action-oriented, strong attention to detail
• Ability to raise critical questions to ensure the architecture and solution meets the customer requirements and expectations
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify design gaps and drive technical solutions
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment and drive consensus among all stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and propose novel solutions to complex technical challengesPreferred Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Systems Engineering
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Graduate Certificate
• Experience mentoring and developing junior-level engineers
• Experience using the Atlassian product suite (i.e., Jira, Confluence) in an agile environment
• Experience with Ground Satellite Systems, software systems
• Experience in left and right side of the "Systems Engineering V" (systems development, integration, and test)Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00The 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 . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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