Mission Capability Lead (Space Systems)

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. Come be a part of our mission!

We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. 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. Does this sound like you?

Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program.

We have an opening for either a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our talented, diverse team in Redondo Beach, CA.

What You'll get to Do:
As a Mission Planning Capability Lead on this team, you will be the thread lead defining, developing, decomposing, analyzing, verifying, and validating requirements related to Mission Planning. In this role, you will be interacting with the customer and leadership to define and maintain the technical baseline and will be the Subject Matter Expert for Mission Planning. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to help drive the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission, ensuring everything is horizontally synchronized across software and systems engineering teams for your Mission Planning capability.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

• 9 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 7 years of relevant experience with a Masters degree; 4 years of experience with a PhD
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
• Understanding of software development enough to convert system level requirements into software level requirements
• Experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Experience working with Ground Segments and Space Systems
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with the ability to get an SCI (has never been denied for an SCI before)

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML, UML) and concepts
• Experience and familiarity with mission planning concepts
• Prior experience as a capability lead or thread
• Excellent technical writing and team building skills
• Active SCI and/or SAP Clearance

Salary Range: $129,700 - $194,500

Employees 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.
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 . https://U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.