Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Camarillo
Posted on: October 4, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Camarillo, California, United States of America Point
Mugu, 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: 2At 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 Northrop Grumman Mission
Systems Sector is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions
for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S)
organization 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.
The Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer will have an in-depth
system engineering background to include experience with RF or EW
or RADAR. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate that
enjoys learning and solving problems. The successful candidate will
have the opportunity to work on complex electronic warfare systems
alongside a multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for an
individual that is passionate, driven, a self-starter, and goal
oriented.
The Joint Electronic Attack Compatibility Office (JEACO) of the
Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWC-WD), Pt. Mugu CA
has an opening for a Principal/Sr. Principal System Engineer. The
system engineering work is for the Intrepid Tiger II (IT II) Family
of Systems (FoS) Electronic Warfare (EW) pods that currently
addresses communication threats. The JEACO IT II FoS systems
provide adaptable, distributed and networked electronic warfare
capability for fixed wing and rotary wing USMC aircraft. A new IT
II FoS variant is in development that will address radar
threats.
Roles & responsibilities:
This Systems Engineer would be one of the technical leads for the
development of USMC Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. System
development would mainly address hardware but could include some
software as well. Primary duties would include:
- Following supplied USMC operational requirements and
architecture framework (DoDAF) for system development.
- Guide and review the development of system requirements.
- Generate new system architectures and design (power, RF, and
functional block diagrams).
- Ensuring adherence to appropriate military standards via system
requirements, design, and test (MIL-STD-461 (EMI), MIL-STD-464
(EMC), MIL-STD-704 (power), MIL-STD-810 (environmental),
MIL-STD-882 (safety), MIL-STD-1250 and MIL-STD-7179 (corrosion),
MIL-STD-1289 and MIL-STD-8591 (aircraft stores), and MIL-STD-1472
(human factors .
- Oversee, support, and review system thermal, safety, and
reliability analyses.
- Ensuring through design the protection of Critical Program
Information (CPI).
- Ensure through design USMC supportability and maintainability
of the system.
- Ensuring proper system cooling and safety through design and
feedback from analyses and prototype operation.
- Research and select appropriate COTS components for system
development based on system performance requirements, size, weight,
and power constraints, etc.
- Support system prototyping at the bench level, in order to
technically evaluate potential COTS components for use in the
under-development system.
- Configure the system and validate the configuration of systems
prior to deployment (hardware, configuration file settings, network
IP addresses, and set up of communication and encryption
devices).
- Support the identification, documentation, and mitigation of
program risks per the Navy's risk management process.
- Review all electro-mechanical system drawings. Submit
technically complete drawings to Navy management for approval.
- Oversee integration testing of system incremental
releases.
- Troubleshoot system failures and performance issues. Coordinate
other system development roles (test, logistics, production,
quality assurance, software, etc.) in troubleshooting efforts.
- Support the use of key processes, such as the configuration
management for system changes after the system baseline is
established. Review all system Change Requests (CRs) and provide
technical recommendation for CR disposition.
- Support test's evaluation of system performance in the lab.
Operate the system and test equipment to evaluate functional and RF
performance against requirements.
- Support the development and maintenance of program plans (e.g.,
the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP and the Integrated Master
Schedule (IMS).
- Collate technical data in response to program sponsor data
calls.
- Be the technical lead supporting Navy management a) at design
and program management reviews, and b) with all system development
critical decisions.
- Review system design documentation and operational checklists,
procedures, user manuals, training materials, and other technical
publications for technical accuracy and completeness.
- Mentoring and guiding junior engineers. This position is
contingent on customer approval
This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr.
Principal Level.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 5 or more years
engineering experience. Master of Science degree in a STEM
discipline with 3 or more years of engineering experience or a PhD
with 0 years of experience
- Experience with RF receiver and RF jamming, software defined
radios, encryption systems as well as RF test equipment
- Ability to travel 10%
- Must be a U.S. citizen and have interim secret clearance prior
to starting. Once started must have the ability to obtain and
maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance.
- Experience using mechanical and electrical drawings
- Experience with component selection for system development
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems
- Ability to work onsite full-time Basic Qualifications for Sr.
Principal Systems Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 8 or more years
engineering experience. Master of Science degree in a STEM
discipline with 6 or more years of engineering experience, or a PhD
with 3 years of engineering experience.
- Experience with RF receiver and RF jamming, software defined
radios, encryption systems as well as RF test equipment
- Ability to travel 10%
- Must be a U.S. citizen and have interim secret clearance prior
to starting. Once started must have the ability to obtain and
maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance.
- Experience using mechanical and electrical drawings
- Experience with component selection for system development
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems
- Ability to work onsite full-time Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
- Knowledge of Electronic Warfare principles
- Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology
- Familiarity with Atlassian software development and
collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
- Experience with concurrent hardware and software
development
- Experience with military aircraft avionics and/or stores
- Familiarity with referenced military standards
- Familiarity with aircraft safety, supportability,
maintainability, and reliability disciplines
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills and be able to work
in a self-directed manner
- Experience with Ethernet and TCP/IP
- Must be able to demonstrate proven leadership capabilities in
the area of Systems Engineering
- Demonstrated Ability to work on own initiative
- Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and
the ability to work well in a close team environment Experience
with Agile software development
- Experience troubleshooting & solving problems and strong desire
to understand how the system works
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure while maintaining a
calm, patient demeanor in front of the customer.Salary Range:
$107,300 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600
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 click apply for full job details
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