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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

The Strategic Deterrent Systems Division’s Advanced Programs organization within the Northrop Grumman Defense Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman is looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer, leading research and development based out of Bellevue, Nebraska, Roy, Utah, or Huntsville, Alabama.

What you’ll get to do:

+ Lead research and development on prototype demonstrations supporting the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) mission area

+ Work with multi-disciplinary team members from numerous NG locations

+ Provide project management related to funding, staffing, schedule, and technical direction oversight to the internal research and development

+ Drive integrated solutions for future NC3 capabilities that NG will demonstrate to partners and customers

+ Lead presentations to government representatives regarding our NC3 prototypes

+ Produce prototypes that align to the Advanced Programs technical roadmap for the NC3 strategy.

Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field with 12 years of experience; or 10 years experience with a Master’s degree; or 8 year with PhD

+ 4 years of experience with scripting and coding languages such as Python

+ 1 years of experience with leading research and development efforts

+ 1 year of experience guiding Agile scrum teams

+ 1 year of experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (i.e., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

+ 1 year of experience with model-based systems engineering tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler

+ Must be a US Citizen with an **active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance** at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 years).

Preferred Qualifications:

+ 1 year of experience with Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems/processes

+ Experience with other USAF strategic systems such as Sentinel, Minute Man III, B-2 or B-21 delivery systems

+ Experience with software defined hardware structures (i.e., software defined radars and field programmable gate arrays)

+ Experience with modeling and simulation programs such as the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM)

+ Experience with applying hypervisors, cross-domain solutions, multi-level security systems, or modular open systems approach to integrated systems

+ Self-driven, able to tackle challenges, solve problems with minimal oversight and make recommendations for solutions/process improvement to leadership

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $14,800.00 - $221,500.00

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.