Staff Engineer Systems

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.

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.

The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD values proactive, respectful, communicative, and authentic self-starters with a demonstrated ability to own their tasking and dependably deliver on commitments.

The Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test & Logistics (SEIT&L) Department at Northrop Grumman Oceanic is seeking a systems engineering generalist with experience integrating complex hardware, software, computational, and engineering systems to join our team of dedicated and talented professionals. The successful candidate will bring a systems-level perspective, strong technical communication skills, and the ability to connect multidisciplinary teams while managing requirements, dependencies, risks, technical issues, and program execution.

This position supports complex, dynamic, maritime programs of national strategic importance. The role offers exposure to advanced technologies, including uncrewed undersea vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, undersea payloads, acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, sensor processing, navigation, platform integration, subsea communications, advanced algorithms, digital engineering, and high-performance computing.

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Support multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the systems engineering lifecycle, from concept development and requirements definition through integration, verification, validation, deployment, and operational adoption.
• Translate customer, mission, operational, and technical needs into clear requirements, system concepts, interface definitions, technical plans, and executable work packages.
• Coordinate hardware-software integration activities involving advanced computing platforms, scientific and engineering applications, sensors, algorithms, communications, and other complex technical components.
• Support system architecture, interface definition, trade studies, analysis of alternatives, mission engineering, and concept-of-operations development.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering and technical program work products, including requirements documentation, interface descriptions, verification approaches, risk registers, schedules, milestone plans, technical reports, user documentation, and training materials.
• Coordinate technical dependencies, risks, issues, milestones, deliverables, configuration changes, and stakeholder commitments across engineering, product, applications, business, vendor, customer, and executive organizations.
• Support integration, test, verification, validation, deployment, acceptance, troubleshooting, and transition to operational use.
• Analyze technical data and system performance using computational methods, modeling and simulation, scientific computing, and engineering analysis.
• Support high-performance computing and parallel-computing environments, including Linux-based systems, application execution, performance analysis, scaling, debugging, and technical user support.
• Prepare and brief technical packages for program, company, customer, and executive leadership.
• Facilitate technical reviews, working groups, workshops, training sessions, and customer engagements.
• Support program planning, quality processes, release management, technical documentation, customer success, and continuous improvement activities.
• Contribute to capture and proposal activities, including technical narratives, statements of work, work breakdown structures, milestones, risk frameworks, productization strategies, and program-management plans.
• Develop relationships with government laboratories, defense organizations, universities, research institutions, suppliers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, application-support personnel, technical writers, and cross-functional team members.

Experience with Navy customers and underwater or maritime systems is desirable but not required. Relevant experience may include:

• Uncrewed or remotely operated vehicles.
• Undersea payloads, acoustic systems, sonar, sensor processing, or navigation.
• Maritime communications and platform integration.
• Underwater mechanical structures, cabling, or vehicle systems.
• Anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, mine warfare, seabed warfare, or related naval missions.
• Advanced algorithms, digital engineering, modeling and simulation, or computational mission analysis.

Our diverse and passionate engineering team encourages collaboration and is committed to personal and technical growth. We are distinguished by our welcoming, dependable workplace culture that supports work-life balance, innovation, and STEM outreach; all of which have made our campus a great place to work for 60 years.

This is a full-time on-site position located in Annapolis, MD. While no security clearance is required to apply, a Secret clearance is required to start.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, physics, or another STEM discipline.
• Applicants must have 12 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree; 10 years of experience with Master's Degree; or 8 years of experience with PhD
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex technical systems, engineering programs, scientific computing, hardware-software integration, or multidisciplinary research and development.
• Experience performing one or more systems engineering functions, such as requirements analysis, system architecture, interface management, integration and test, verification and validation, technical planning, risk management, modeling and simulation, or technical data analysis.
• Experience coordinating technical work across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholder organizations.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to understand complex technical subjects, identify dependencies and risks, translate requirements, and drive work toward execution.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and customer-facing environments.
• Willingness to learn additional engineering disciplines and develop expertise in maritime and undersea systems.
• No security clearance is required to apply. A Secret clearance is required to start.
• The ability and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, computational and applied mathematics, computer science, systems engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
• Experience with technical program management, systems integration, customer technical programs, early-access programs, deployment activities, or transition of advanced technology into operational use.
• Experience supporting high-performance computing, parallel computing, scientific computing, modeling and simulation, or large-scale computational applications.
• Experience with Linux computing environments, Python, Fortran, C, MPI, OpenMP, Bash, Git, or comparable scientific and engineering software tools.
• Experience with engineering analysis involving aerodynamics, acoustics, aeroacoustics, thermal systems, fluid mechanics, mechanical systems, sensors, or advanced aerospace and maritime technologies.
• Experience developing or evaluating computational models, numerical methods, simulations, experimental data, or engineering test results.
• Experience with technical requirements, customer needs analysis, interface coordination, technical risk management, issue resolution, schedules, milestones, and cross-functional execution.
• Experience developing technical documentation, user guides, training materials, release documentation, quality processes, or support procedures for complex hardware-software systems.
• Experience supporting government laboratories, DoD organizations, defense contractors, universities, or other research and engineering institutions.
• Experience preparing technical proposals, technical narratives, work breakdown structures, milestones, risk frameworks, productization plans, or program-management plans.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams and coordinating work across engineering, applications, product, business, documentation, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
• Experience with customer engagement, developer relations, technical demonstrations, workshops, training, application enablement, or technical onboarding.
• Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle processes, including requirements development and management, architecture development, interface control, integration, test planning, verification, validation, and milestone reviews.
• Familiarity with engineering and program-management tools such as Jira, GitHub, Jira Service Desk, requirements-management tools, configuration-management systems, or comparable platforms.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering, digital engineering, system modeling, or digital-thread concepts.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, space, aviation, maritime, undersea, or other safety-critical systems.
• Publications, patents, technical disclosures, conference presentations, professional awards, or recognition for engineering, research, technical leadership, or program contributions.

Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00
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.