Sr Principal Systems Engineer

We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr Principal Systems Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. As a Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

The Sr Principal Systems Engineer will act as a cross-IPT technical integrator working closely with peers and managers of other engineering disciplines, program managers, and IPT leads, with essential functions including:

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into specifications using DOORS

• Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical)

• Ensure system requirements, architecture, and designs integrate with technical needs of the program.

• Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts

• Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design

• Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model

• Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration)

• Participate in Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), and other program reviews and boards, as required

• Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings at technical and program reviews and boards. 

• Apply extensive technical expertise in the development of technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. 

• Provide cross-IPT support for Capture efforts, contract documents (e.g. SSOW/SDRL/CDRL), and trade studies as required 

• Conduct integration activities in a dedicated lab environment, coordinating with customers

• Operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi‑vendor lab environment (digital, fiber, 1394 bus systems)

• Resolve integration issues in a proactive, self‑managed manner

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Software, or related STEM degree field with 8 years of experience; or 6 years experience with a Master's (MS) degree; or 4 years experience with a STEM PhD

• Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills

• Proven experience in the systems engineering process

• Experience in system requirements development, management, analysis, verification, or validation

• Must be a US Citizen

• CLEARANCE: A current/active US Government Secret clearance.

• Must currently have SAP or must be able to obtain and maintain SAP

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Computer Engineering

• Experience in the systems engineering process across the entire product lifecycle

• An active DoD Top Secret clearance

• Experience working on military / spacecraft systems

• Experience with complex system development on large programs

• Experience with MBSE, software design, or demonstrated ability to work with software-aided design tools

• Experience in SysML or UPDM modeling languages

• Experience working in a lab integration environment

• INCOSE Participation or CSEP certification

• Experience working in a lab integration environment

This position is contingent upon active clearance, ability to obtain and maintain SAP, and funding.