This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.
Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Weapons Integration Architect to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.
The selected individual will perform as a leader within an interdisciplinary team to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful Weapons Integration Architect will contribute to the overall development of Weapons Integration, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements. You will design, develop, build, and test stores management systems in conjunction with key suppliers.
The candidate will be responsible for:

Lead and/or support development and integration throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, flight test requirements verification, and sustainment.

* Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

* Perform MBSE and capturing requirements, interfaces, behaviors, structures and parametrics

* Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance, through the Systems Engineering "V".

* Ensure performance capabilities of employed architectures and solutions are traded against cost and mission requirements and assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments.

* Performing functional and performance analyses

* Run detailed trade studies

* Provide design assessments and perform verification checks

* Develop technical system integration and verification plans and track their progress

* Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization.

* Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure

* Guide all activities in the System Engineering "V", with MBSE Digital Engineering and Agile design methodology.

* Lead and/or support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams

Basic Qualifications:
Sr. Principal Weapons Integration Architect (T04):

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 7 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

* Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

* Significant background in Weapons Integration on airborne platforms

* Knowledge of Mil-Std-1760, UAI, CFW, Mil-STD-1553

* Experience developing Stores management systems

* Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation

* Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools

* Past work in either implementing UAI or participating in UAI IPT meetings

* Experience leading/guiding teams through product definition and implementation

* Experience communicating with and presenting to senior leadership

* Experience collaborating on large interdisciplinary teams

* Experience in supplier/subcontract management

* Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work

* Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection

* Ability to review documents from the supplier's development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review

* Experience in the development of real time embedded software

* Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)

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 most positions.
Salary Range: $118,600 - $178,000
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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.