Requisition ID: R10188428
Category: Engineering
* Location: Oxnard, California, United States of America
* Clearance Type: None
* Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
* Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
* Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
* Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
* Positions Available: 1
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. An organization within Northrop Grumman's Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Mission Enabling Products is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U. S. satellite built in the last 20 years. Our facility in Oxnard, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer to support one of our major programs within the Deployables Operating Unit.
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This position may be filled as either a Principal (level 3), or a Senior Principal (level 4) Engineer.
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Overview:
The Systems Engineer will be part of the Mission Enabling Products Business Unit Systems Engineering Organization and serve on the OneSat Program team. Programmatically reporting to the Power Assembly Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team Lead. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for all technical aspects of the SolAero subassembly for Solar Power Modules. Performs System technical planning, requirements and interface management, performance analysis/trades, system integration, verification and validation, and risk management. Systems Engineering activities encompass the entire product life cycle and are performed within program technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The key attribute of the Systems Engineering role is to exhibit dynamic range, to be able to lead a team as well as perform as an individual contributor executing specific program tasks.
The Systems Engineer may also support other operating units with subsystems such as optics, thermal, structures, propulsion, power management and control, and lasers. Work is performed at all levels of total system product including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, in-orbit deployment, and operation. The successful candidate will ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The Systems Engineer will also perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, change management, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware specifications along with reviewing and overseeing design tailoring to meet specification requirements. The successful candidate will be able to communicate the required inputs and resulting outputs along with the associated context to team members, individual contributors, program management senior leadership and the customer.
Role and Responsibilities:
Responsible for all Technical aspects of the SolAero subcontract for Solar Power Modules
* Ownership for acceptance of performance and verification buyoff of delivered hardware
* Collaboration with the Subcontracts Administrator for the SolAero subcontract to oversee contractual execution
* Collaboration with the Subcontract Quality Engineer for the SolAero subcontract to ensure delivered quality
* Develop integration, test, verification and validation plans
* Coordinate/conduct System performance analysis
* Supports/executes modeling and simulation activities
* Develops and maintains product technical baseline
* Gate review technical lead (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
* Interface with customers, peers, management, and other organizations (ie PMO, manufacturing, quality, outside suppliers)
* Works with Program Managers, IPT Leads, and other technical personnel to customer technical inquiries
* Lead problem investigator
* Travel to customer and supplier sites as required
* Learn existing business related technologies, keep up to date with new emerging technologies for integration into product portfolio
* Risk and opportunity management
Basic Qualifications for a Principal (level 3):
Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and 5+ years' related experience; OR 3+ years with a master's degree
* Familiarity with multi-disciplinary engineering
* Experience executing systems engineering tasks such as System requirements management, integration, test, and verification
* Participating in program reviews
* Possess analytical and problem-solving skills
* Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, managers, manufacturing, quality, and peers
* Problem prevention and troubleshooting skills, root cause/corrective action experience
* Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
* US Citizenship is required
Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal (level 4):
Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and 9+ years' related experience; OR 7+ years with a master's degree
* Familiarity with multi-disciplinary engineering
* Experience executing systems engineering tasks such as System requirements management, integration, test, and verification
* Preparing and executing detailed program reviews
* Possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills
* Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, managers, manufacturing, quality, and peers
* Problem prevention and troubleshooting skills, root cause/corrective action experience
* Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
* US Citizenship is required
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in engineering
* Experience in Aerospace/Defense product development and manufacturing
* Demonstrated leadership
* Use of first-order mathematical modeling and simulations to assess feasibility, compare technologies and validate experimental results
Salary Range: $110,300 - $165,500
Salary Range 2: *$137,400 - $206,000
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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.