Sentinel - Systems States & Controls Capability Lead Staff Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a System States and Controls Capability Lead (Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5) to join the team located in Roy UT, Bellevue NE, Huntsville, AL or Manhattan Beach, CA in support of the Sentinel program.  Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM,) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities, and associated infrastructure. 

What you will get to do:

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a System States & Controls Capability Lead Staff Systems Engineer (Level 5) to join the Command Systems team leading activities including requirements definition / allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability across the ground segment of the Sentinel Weapon System.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead a small team of systems engineers to develop systems engineering artifacts across wing-wide maintenance, operations, initialize, fault detection, and shutdown capabilities
• Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature off-nominal system use cases and states deriving full-scope functionality for the wing and preliminary product selection and development
• Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.
• Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical).
• Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
• Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years. 
• Must have the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. 
• 4 years of experience with requirements management/analysis/allocations
• 3 years of experience with Model-Based Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBE/MBSE) practices, languages and/or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDraw
• 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: Command & Control (C2), physical security, cybersecurity, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems/processes, communications systems, facility design, military aerospace development (e.g. Sentinel, Minute Man III, B-2, B-21 delivery systems)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
• Demonstrated understanding of the Systems Engineering Vee Model
• 3+ years of experience in model-based systems engineering; thread-based system decomposition, requirements engineering, system modeling in SysML
• Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents
• Understanding of Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Methodology and systems thinking
• Excellent collaboration skills and experience working across product, design, and systems engineering teams with various stakeholder communities
• Proven technical leadership in designing, modeling, and verifying complex, hierarchical State Machines for distributed, real-time command and control architectures. This includes defining clear, deterministic state transitions for critical mission sequences (e.g., Power-On, Daily Monitoring, Targeting/Planning, Countdown, Launch, Abort, and Shutdown)
• Extensive experience developing automated FDIR frameworks and Built-In Test (BIT) strategies (Periodic, Initiated, and Continuous) for high-consequence systems. This includes leveraging fault-tree analysis to design algorithms that isolate anomalous behavior down to the specific LRU or software.
• Demonstrated understanding of the systematic challenges of distributed system synchronization - specifically how a network of geographically separated ground nodes initially coordinates clocks, shares state telemetry, loads cryptographic keys, and handles simultaneous, secure shutdowns
• Experience with ICBM weapon system engineering and integration
• Experience with complex system development on large programs

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

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.