About the Role

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 Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK.

Responsibilities

The selected systems engineer will be responsible for coordination and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems in establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of review milestones. You will be executing tasks in system engineering functions. The position requires systems thinking and working knowledge of the full development life-cycle processes that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. You must exhibit strong leadership characteristics in coordinating with multiple teams and managing tasks.

Position Details

• Level: This position may be filled at the Principal/Sr.

Principal System Engineer level:

• Clearance: Contingent upon verification of DoD Secret clearance and obtainment of Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Relocation Assistance: Available
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

What We Offer

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. 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.

Basic Qualifications

Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of experience OR
• Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience OR
• PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of experience

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 8 years of experience, OR
• Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of experience, OR
• PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of experience

Clearance Requirements:

• 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

• Prefer Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Engineering Physics
• Master's Degree
• Experience working on military aircraft / spacecraft systems
• Experience in developing, managing, and decomposing requirements
• Experience in system architecture, CONOPs, or model-based system engineering
• Experience in ICD development and integration
• Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills
• Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders
• MBSE and Agile Systems Engineering Experience
• Experience with DOORS, Confluence, and JIRA
• Scripting experience
• Experience as Scrum Master and/or scrum team member
• Experience in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $93,300.00 - $139,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $116,300.00 - $174,500.00

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.

Application Timeline

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.