Staff Systems Engineer - Level 5

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join our talented, diverse team of professionals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the aerospace and Department of Defense industry. The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO.  Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver.

Position Overview:

The selected Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5 will serve as the infrastructure lead for the BOA/ESL/ESPN program, responsible for coordinating all infrastructure elements required for the software-centric systems to operate. This role includes leading the hardware team and partnering closely with system administration, network, cybersecurity, software, and integration and test teams to ensure a robust, reliable infrastructure is in place.

Essential Functions:

• Hardware development and sustainment and CAM of program material.
• Guide teams through product implementation and integrations.
• Technical Planning: Lead technical planning, support design reviews, and manage tools to communicate and track action items internally and with customers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with Integrated Product Team (IPT) counterparts, technical teams, and stakeholders to mature systems architecture content for large program designs.
• Design Readiness: Conduct pre-review assessments to ensure system readiness prior to formal design reviews.
• Work on large, interdisciplinary teams.
• Technical Mentorship: Coach and mentor engineering team members in architecture and design development while fostering strong technical networks.
• Demonstrate proposal, budget & scheduling proficiency, as well as business acumen.
• Lead Product Deliveries.
  • Site Surveys and installations, cable management, power and cooling, and overall system infrastructure documentation.
• Mentor and build technical networks.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience; a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related experience; or a PhD with 8 years of related experience.
• Engineering: Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Designs new or modifies existing products, develops technical specifications for production, analyzes hardware configuration and processing solutions, and tests hardware conformance to specifications. Responsible for research and/or product development in more than one engineering discipline.
• Architecture & Software Frameworks: Proven experience applying engineering and design practices to software architectures, software environments, or agile software frameworks.
• Security Clearance: Applicants must possess an active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret (or higher) clearance at the time of application and is required to start.  With a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation (CE).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Network Engineering: Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc. Experience with Cisco and Fortinet.
• System Administration: Experienced Linux (Red Hat), VMWare, RSA multifactor authentication, Splunk, ELK, IPA, Ansible and NetApp storage.  
• Interface Documentation: Expertise documenting complex system interactions via Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interface Requirement Specifications (IRS), and Interface Description Documents (IDD).
• Domain Knowledge: Applied knowledge of Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Radar (NG-OPIR) or similar space/ground segment defense systems.
• Control Account Management (CAM): Responsible for planning, executing, and controlling the work and budget within a defined segment of a project.
• Communication: Exceptional communication skills with a track record of presenting technical concepts to senior management, cross-functional teams, and customer communities.

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,000.00

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.

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 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.