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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in Chantilly, VA.
In this role you will need a good understanding of the systems engineering design life cycle and experience with fielded systems. You will complete integration of software sustainment builds, maintenance of Systems Engineering documentation and technical issue resolution, Field Service Action Requests, tech data discrepancies, and mission engineering. You would also provide technical root cause evaluations, technical recommendations, data analysis, system integration, and troubleshooting with minimal oversight.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge. Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:
- Free Education Advice: Call 855-222-2398 to speak with an experienced advisor to tailor an educational program to your career goals and needs.
- Tuition Savings at Accredited Schools: Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.
- Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees
- Enhance the program implementation of DevSecOps enabling capabilities:
- Work with all engineering teams to facilitate DevSecOps incorporation across the program
- Work with key stakeholders to champion the agreements and process improvements needed to fully realize the potential of the DevSecOps pipelines
- Configuration Management and Mission Assurance for configuration documentation and auditing processes
- Develop a comprehensive DevSecOps strategy across all aspects of the engineering lifecycle
- Update the Responsibility, Accountability, and Authority (RAA) and 'handoff' between development, suppliers, system test, operations, IT, customers, in support of moving from delivering Software Products to delivering Software Services
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related military / professional experience in Systems Engineering OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related professional / military experience in Systems Engineering OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related professional / military experience in Systems Engineering
- Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) OR must have held an active DoD Top Secret clearance within the past 2 years and be in-scope for reinstatement
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
- Must have previous experience with the DevSecOps methodologies and practices
- Must have previous experience with Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC)
- Strong cross-functional team leadership and communication skills
- Experience with the implementation and execution of a DevSecOps pipeline
- Experience with multiple DevOps infrastructures and best practices
- Knowledge and experience with virtualization technology, microservices, containers and container orchestration tools, build tools, and continuous integration environments
- Experience with root cause investigations, fielded issue investigation, and operational missions
- Experience in software development, including interfacing with systems engineering, integration, and test
- Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification and requirements management
- Familiarity with Atlassian suite software tools (and/or similar) for issue tracking and resolution
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.