About the position
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 Senior Principal Software Systems Engineer – 14679. This position will be located in Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel program. This position requires a leader who is accountable to the team, customer, program management, and executive leadership. The ideal candidate will embody servant leadership, putting the team's needs first while maintaining focus on achieving program objectives.
Responsibilities
- Perform requirements analysis, review and document source data for requirements, generate requirements verification, and work with suppliers and internal teams to ensure products designed meet requirements
- Interface with subject matter experts, analysts, architects, designers, system engineers and specialty engineers to capture Sentinel Node structure and behavior across UPDM/UAF/SysML/UML MBSE frameworks
- Support requirement decomposition, derivation, and traceability
- Support development of MBSE strategy and MBSE implementation
- Coordinate with sub-contracted product teams to drive compliance to the SOW and established program model governance
- Help develop technical content for presentations and present to internal and external stakeholders
- Apply the principles of engineering to design components and systems using applicable standards and specifications
- Maintain design documentation and follow configuration management requirements
Requirements
- 8 Years with Bachelor’s in related field of study, 6 Years with Masters, 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
- US Citizenship with Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years
- Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, system design, software requirements, and test
- 8 years’ experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience delivering SW products for IFC Certification
- Experience with Agile and working in a cross-function Scrum team
- Experience with Software Safety (Mil-STD882E)
- Experience performing Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA)
- Experience designing for Safety Critical Functions
- Experience writing requirements for Safety Critical Functions
- Experience with USAF Nuclear Surety (AFMAN91-119) and/or Cyber Certification
- Able to create plans and standards for architecture, requirements, and design that can address selection process that accounts for providing safe, fault tolerant, and deterministic operation for critical functions
Nice-to-haves
- Detailed knowledge of the Command and Launch system and mission objectives
- INCOSE ASEP or CSEP Certification
- OMG SysML Model Builder Fundamental Certification
- Experienced with verification planning and system buildup for Flight Tests
- Experienced using Model Based Product Line Engineering Concepts
- Current understanding of software engineering best practices
- Ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning
- Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and stakeholders across multiple Integrated Product Teams and Suppliers
- Experience leading requirements, design, and integration of complex systems
- Experience leading the performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as technical lead
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
