RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SCITRAVEL: Yes, 25 of the TimeDescriptionAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Ou
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Staff Systems Architect: Digital Engineering Lead (TS/SCI Required)
Job Description:
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Do you want to lead a Digital engineering team for a sector priority win? If so, we need you to build, develop, and establish an end to end digital thread for our missions. You will be responsible for identifying resource needs (people, tools, areas, support services) and working with sector and program stakeholders to address these needs across the breadth of a large program execution.

You will be responsible for:

  • Developing a roadmap from existing tools, processes, and efforts towards a program specific implementation of optimized engineering and programmatic processes
  • Perform analysis-of-alternatives to lead to a cohesive program solution
  • Lead a team to implement the roadmap, hand in hand with program management and technical leads
  • Document the non-recurring efforts to enable a digital landscape and working with program team to deliver the system
  • Educate leads, customers, and engineers on the program’s digital vision, and how it will enable lower recurring engineering in long term
  • Develop products that align with agile development as well as delivery of traditional aerospace engineering, software and programmatic products while minimizing recurring cost

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree (Technical Field preferred) with 14 years’ experience (or 12 years of experience w/ a Masters, or 9 years w/ a PhD).  Experience can be considered in lieu of degree Must have U.S. Citizenship with active or current TS/SCI Clearance at time of application
  • Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
  • Experience with developing and presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executive level personnel
  • Ability to work as part of a distributed multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to capture core concepts and instructional needs from a large amount of technical data (ground and space hardware) and communicate technical concepts to an audience of non-subject matter experts with varying levels of domain experience
  • Be self-directed and able to envision the end state of the product and take initiative to drive product development to closure

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in mission design, satellite ground software, distributed modeling & simulation
  • Ability to architect with MBSE and tie analysis products to model behavior
  • Understanding of system delivery lifecycle, CDRLs, and the interplay between various national security customers and products
  • Knowledge of programmatic financial deliveries as an IPT lead, cam,  or deputy PM, with delivering EVMS  data or participating in IPRs, PMRs, or IBRs
  • Experience in scripting languages and modeling tools (e.g. Python, STOL, VBA, STK, etc)

The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft.  We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASA’s Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants.  Recognized as an industry leader, we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.

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

Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)

For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more.

Link: www.northropgrumman.com/benefits

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Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.

Company Details
Northrop Grumman
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 20171 USA
www.northropgrumman.com/careers
1455 Open Jobs Available
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe....

Benefits:
We’re committed to supporting our employees in all aspects of life, both on and off the job. Our benefits extend to you and your family, offering comprehensive health coverage, flexible work options, back-up child and elder care programs and more. Explore Total Rewards >
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Dulles, Virginia, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
Northrop Grumman
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 20171 USA
www.northropgrumman.com/careers
1455 Open Jobs Available
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe....

Benefits:
We’re committed to supporting our employees in all aspects of life, both on and off the job. Our benefits extend to you and your family, offering comprehensive health coverage, flexible work options, back-up child and elder care programs and more. Explore Total Rewards >

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