Requisition ID: R10178673
• Category: Engineering
• Location: Edwards AFB, California, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 1
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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Edwards AFB.  
Sr Principal Systems Integration SE is expected to apply extensive technical expertise and have full knowledge of multi-disciplinary engineering topics at the platform level, as well as systems engineering integration tasks to close-out requirements, interfaces, design, and to ensure mission achievement of the system throughout the product lifecycle.   Daily activities include verification and sell-off of system requirements for products, components, and applications across multiple subsystem boundaries.  The lead candidate will have experience integrating/operating complex multi-domain aerospace systems. The position will provide expertise to the program through training external as well as internal users as the platform matures and progresses to later stages of its lifecycle. This may include collaboration with design teams for requirements flow down, management, and verification, generating specifications, interface control documents, and conducting engineering trade studies. The candidate will represent the program as the prime technical contact and interact with external personnel on significant technical matters across organizations.  Strong communication, collaboration, leadership, and team building skills are essential.
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of science Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of relevant experience; or a Master of science Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 6 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 4 years of transferable relevant experience
• Experience in systems architecture, infrastructure, or subsystem design activities
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:

• BS or Advanced Degree in Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering experience, training, and/or certification
• Experience in with system or sub-system requirements
• Experience supporting system design or integration (e.g., crossing sub-systems)
• Experience in Interface Control Document (ICD) development
• An active in-scope DoD Top Secret clearance
• Current active program access
Salary Range: $137,400 - $206,000
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.
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.PDN-9d9a0653-3f3b-4640-ac86-c473317c88fc