Staff Systems Engineer (AHT)

$165,000 - $247,600/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Senior

Los Angeles, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Staff Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman will support the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile program, focusing on the full systems engineering lifecycle. This role involves collaboration with various Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure the technical soundness, budget adherence, and schedule compliance of missile subsystems. The position requires a strong technical background in missile systems and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage change to the system technical baseline; ensure it meets functional and performance requirements for the SiAW system.
• Support the Chief Engineer and Program Management Office in the current status, issues, and challenges with system/subsystem integration and testing.
• Evaluate, coordinate, and de-conflict cross IPT design constraints, changes, and issues related to engineering budgets and schedules.
• Support tiger teams to aid engineering execution across the lifecycle of the program.
• Ensure proper engineering rigor across design activities via process and documentation/modeling practices.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical ownership of critical system functions that cross multiple subsystems.
• Review system/subsystem design documentation and models for technical correctness and completeness.
• Effectively communicate the SiAW weapon system technical baseline to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the establishment and communication of technical roadmaps for the SiAW weapon system.
• Maintain coordination with other relevant programs regarding technical content that will be reused and leveraged by the SiAW missile.
• Provide support to the Risk and Opportunities Management Board and resulting risk mitigation and opportunity capture actions.
• Provide leadership in Digital Engineering, Agile Processes, and Open Systems Architecture.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain clearance to Special Access Program (SAP).
• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of twelve (12) years of engineering experience; or a Master of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of ten (10) years of engineering experience.
• Technical depth on one or more subsystems of missile/weapon systems, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry, flight termination system, power/battery, airframe.
• Experience in Systems Engineering Technical Review process and acceptability criteria.
• Experience in leading complex system/subsystem design, integration, test, and/or verification.
• Experience in leading/coordinating the design of defense/weapon systems.
• Experience in defining and tracking technical tasks from program schedules.
• Experience in leading in an integrated product team organization.
• Experience in effective communication with all levels of peers, management, and customers.

Nice-to-haves

• Active DoD Secret Clearance with periodic reinvestigation within the last five (5) years.
• Experience leading/coordinating the development, integration, and test of missile systems.
• Experience in leading complex system/subsystem requirement, design, integration, test, and verification.
• Experience with systems designs using Model-Based Systems Engineering.
• Experience in Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA).
• Experience in digital engineering.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.