Sustainment Modeling and Simulation Engineer

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 Sustainment Modeling and Simulation Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

Falling under the umbrella of Operations Research, the Modeling and Simulation discipline itself is a mesh of many fields (e.g. Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) and frequently collaborates across functional disciplines, offering a highly unique opportunity to obtain a broad understanding of many areas or to more narrowly focus on developing a deep expertise in any one of the relevant fields.

In this role, you will be asked to work in a team environment to conduct research, develop models, and perform analysis of a wide variety of system types to drive the development of requirements, refine existing requirements, and influence the pursuit of future technologies and capabilities. You will work with the Product Support Integrated Product Team (IPT) on forward looking (projection based) metrics to status the health and capabilities of weapon systems.

One third of the responsibilities of the role include designing, developing, running, and improving Discrete Event Simulations of the future operations based off of design parameters and operational usages of the weapon system.

Two thirds of the responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Researching and developing new methodologies to perform models and simulations
• Writing software to automate aspects of the job through simple scripts, reinforcement learners, and/or "artificial intelligence" projectors
• Improving fidelity of models and simulations through data mining and data projections
• Collaborating and integrating with design and data development teams to understand the system and its functions to develop robust models
• Regularly present results of models and simulations to IPT, program, and customer leadership
• Calculating and quantifying technical requirements and metrics at the program level

We are seeking a dynamic candidate to join our team who is interested in:

• Analytical Thinking
• System Model Development
• Software Scripting
• Statistical Analysis of Inputs and Results
• Data Driven Decisions
• Predictions, Projections, and Reinforcement Learning
• Creating new methods to accomplish tasks through research and development of processes

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2+ years of experience OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university
• Must have an Active, In-Scope DOD Secret Security Clearance or higher that has been granted / renewed within the past 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program Access (PAR/SAP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Special Access Program clearance
• Familiarity with Excel Macros and VBA scripting
• Familiarity with Databases concepts
• Familiarity with Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle
• Familiarity with standard military support practices (TO, MIL-HDBKs, MIL-STD, etc)
• Experience working restricted programs

Salary Range: $71,100 USD - $106,700 USD

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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 (https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/) we require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by their start date. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.

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 . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.