Principal Systems Engineer - Payload Engineer (Space/Satellite) Top Secret
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Sterling
Posted on: March 16, 2023
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Job Description:
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION
ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE:
Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time**Description**Join Northrop
Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible
across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where
your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of
passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our
world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful
work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals
every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and
comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your
life and launch your career today.Northrop Grumman is hiring for a
Systems Engineering position that will support the ESPAStar line of
spacecraft products as a payload systems engineer. This position is
located in Dulles, VA and Gilbert, AZ in our Tactical Space Systems
Division. The specific responsibilities of this position will be to
manage the technical and functional interfaces of one or more
hosted payload to the bus system. Work products include Development
of port-specific ICD's and managing giver-receiver materials,
review and approval of bus accommodation documents, development of
functional and performance test scripts with the payload vendor,
identification and tailoring of mechanical and environmental
constraints and requirements. Analysis roles include supporting the
science, experiment, and mission planning for the payload. Position
will evaluate mission performance and orbital operation of the
payload(s).**Mission Overview:**The ESPAStar line of vehicles is a
highly dynamic, schedule aggressive line of vehicles that are the
freight train to space. The mission is configured in a product line
approach, with the basis of each program a build-to-print
spacecraft bus that serves as a hosting platform for 6 ports worth
of payloads - sometimes approaching 12-20 payloads. Every vehicle
has a unique payload loadout, and every payload brings new
missions, new technologies, and new customers. We're looking for
people that are looking to work responsive space, be vendor and
customer facing, and help contribute to both a specific mission and
a product line.**Duties/Responsibilities:**+ Creates system
requirements and manages both requirement changes in the
Requirements Management databases under self direction using
established guidelines for a small project.+ Creates and manages
both original and revised specification/interface definition
documents for a project and expedites documents through signature
approval process.+ Creates and manages the requirements
verification methods and database provided to the customer, to
ensure data products are current, as the system design/build
matures, that it satisfies each system requirement.+ Creates and
modifies project level management tracking reports.+ Participates
and supports proposal-writing efforts for Systems Engineering for a
portion of a project.+ Provides data to and manages risk management
(identifies potential risks and develops mitigation strategies)and
trade study processes for a portion of a project.+ Creates and
manages changes to Functional/Logical/Physical Model of System
Architecture descriptions under self direction using established
guidelines.+ Creates and manages System Representations under self
direction using established guidelines.+ Technical Resource Budgets
and Configuration Control Board participation.+ Leads aspects of
system design, analyses, interface verification, testing, major
failure/anomaly resolution or mission operations.+ Creates and
manages changes to system or subsystem analytical models under self
direction using established guidelines. Can identify issues with
model.+ Defines and Develop system and subsystem architectures(s),
system physical views - system elements (blocks) and critical
interfaces (internal and external).+ Supports and leads the testing
and/or evaluation/validation of one or more components of a system
or subsystem analytical model or actual system implementation.+
Directs and Runs existing system or subsystem analytical models and
simulations to collect data under self direction using established
guidelines.+ Prepare and present materials during System
Requirement Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design
Review, Critical Design Review and System Verification Review.+
Leads and prepares trade studies, system sensitivity studies,
design optimization studies, system performance assessments, system
design assessments, Operations Analysis work such as mission
analysis and timelines and CONOPS development.+ Performs cost
estimates and project planning for a portion of larger
project.**Basic Qualifications:**+ Must be a U.S. citizen and hold
active Top Secret clearance and be eligible for Secure
Compartmented Information (SCI)+ BS in science, technology,
engineering, or math (STEM) & 5 years, OR Masters in STEM & 3
years+ Systems engineering experience in one of more areas, such as
requirements, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), verification
& validation, interface management, test planning, readiness
reviews, etc.**Preferred Qualifications:**+ Active or current SCI+
Experience in system architecture, CONOPs, or model-based system
engineering (MBSE)+ Space industry experience - space domain/space
vehicles, subsystems, and components+ Knowledge of Launch Vehicles,
System Safety, System Reliability, Contamination Control, EMI,
Space Environments (Radiation, Surface Charging, etc.), and Human
Factors is also desired.+ Strong People and Technical Leadership
SkillsSalary Range: $104,600.00 - $157,000.00Employees 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 health and safety
of our employees and their families is a top priority** . The
company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19
vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in
the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical
or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions
and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor
vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S.
Citizenship is required for most positions.We are a pioneering
company.With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and
space - our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the
future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as
your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you
every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with
people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we
share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and
engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers
worldwide.
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