Sr. Principal Industrial Security Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

The Engineering & Sciences organization supporting the Advanced Navigation business area at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA.

The Principal /Senior Principal Systems Engineer plays an important role in technical planning, system integration, and the verification and validation of embedded software systems. Their primary responsibility is development, integration, and verification of the state-of-the-art M-code capable Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (EGI-M). The Principal/ Senior Principal Systems Engineer collaborates closely with the engineering team, integration & test teams, and software development teams to maintain high standards and deliver reliable solutions. The Principal/ Senior Principal Engineer ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The Principal/ Senior Principal Systems Engineer performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

This position can be filled as a Principal Systems Engineer or a Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Basic Qualifications Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of hands-on System Engineering experience; 3 years of experience with Masters; 0 Years with a PhD

• Demonstrated capability to define system and software requirements for an INS/GPS system

• Experience in INS/GPS Kalman filter design, requirements definition, and system testing

• Demonstrated use of MATLAB for simulation and INS/GPS system performance evaluation

• Experience with IMU calibration and sensor error models

• Proven ability to design and test of new system capabilities to add new features

• Experience integrating INS/GPS hardware and software in a lab environment

• Ability to troubleshoot and debug INS/GPS hardware and software issues and provide feedback to hardware/software team

• Experience with open hardware/software/system architecture solutions

• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment

• Willingness and ability to work on site at our Woodland Hills, CA facility

• Experience in the development and performance of system tests

• US Citizenship is required to obtain and maintain security clearance

Basic Qualifications Senior Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of hands-on System Engineering experience; 5 years of experience with Masters; 3 Years with a PhD

• Demonstrated capability to define system and software requirements for an INS/GPS system

• Experience in INS/GPS Kalman filter design, requirements definition, and system testing

• Demonstrated use of MATLAB for simulation and INS/GPS system performance evaluation

• Experience with IMU calibration and sensor error models

• Proven ability to design and test of new system capabilities to add new features

• Experience integrating INS/GPS hardware and software in a lab environment

• Ability to troubleshoot and debug INS/GPS hardware and software issues and provide feedback to hardware/software team

• Experience with open hardware/software/system architecture solutions

• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment

• Willingness and ability to work on site at our Woodland Hills, CA facility

• Experience in the development and performance of system tests

• US Citizenship is required to obtain and maintain security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using DOORS for system and software requirements management

• Experience developing, verifying, certifying, and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with RTCA DO-178B/ C or similar guidelines.

• Hands-on experience with one or more communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429 or RS-422

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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.