Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Operations (*TS/SCI & Poly requ

$127,000 - $190,600/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Aurora, CO

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Aurora, CO

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Operations at Northrop Grumman is responsible for technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and supportability analyses for mission-critical systems. This role involves ensuring the effective operation of systems, troubleshooting real-world issues, and developing operational products and procedures. The position requires a strong background in systems engineering and operations, with a focus on delivering solutions that meet customer requirements while adhering to technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Responsibilities

• Development of products and CONOPs for the 24x7 operation of a mission-critical system
• Troubleshooting of real-world operations issues
• Trending of operational data and simulation of products and CONOPs before transition to operations
• Returning systems to an operational state, ensuring the health and safety of the systems while maximizing mission availability
• Review or develop standard operating procedures that are executed real-time on the operational system for standard events and anomaly recoveries
• Developing scripts and products to automate the operations of complex systems
• Develop suites of operational products for newly delivered systems

Requirements

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with an adjudicated Polygraph at time of application
• Must have bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; 7 years with a Master's degree; 4 years with a PhD
• Must have prior operations and/or systems engineering experience
• Must have experience with Linux OS
• Must have experience with scripting languages either PERL or MATLAB
• Ability to work a non-traditional work week that will include occasional 12-hour shifts and weekends per business need

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a geographically diverse team and matrix organization
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (e.g. Confluence, JIRA, etc.)
• Experience with Linux scripting tools
• Experience working with mission users

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business