Sr Principal Systems Architect Engineer (26-156/157/158/161/162/163)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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.Northrop Grumman Space Systems-Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for Sr Principal Systems Architect Engineer (26-156, 26-157, 26-158, 26-161, 26-162, 26-163) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Located in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a crucial component of the Missile Defense System. It is an essential operational system that allows the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to methodically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor the battle together, and actively control networked sensors and weapon systems to meet global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC provides layered missile defense capabilities that enable a well-coordinated response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations worldwide and regionally to enhance performance. C2BMC is vital for all ground and flight tests that verify and showcase the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

The selected candidate will have the potential to work across C2BMC in both Missile Defense and Space. The candidate will be part of an integrated architecture and systems engineering team in a multi-company teammate program, tasked with defining the operational, physical, functional, and technical architecture to articulate the vision and desired capabilities of an evolving C2BMC effort. The candidate will join the team that designs missile defense command, control, and battle management systems in an environment that leverages existing or COTS/GOTS components with DoD interoperability in mind.

Essential Functions:

Will participate in analyzing high-level needs using a structured and logical approach

Will be responsible for designing system architecture solutions and concepts for new and emerging capabilities of the C2BMC system in collaboration with other architects, including the lead system architect, software architects, network architect, and cyber architect

Communicates and collaborates on system architecture solutions with teams such as software developers, network engineers, cyber engineers, DevSecOps teams, infrastructure teams, test teams, and deployment teams

This includes both physical and logical architectures across the system

Will collaborate with project leads, product owners, and MDA customers

Will present architecture concepts to a wide range of audiences and serve as the primary point of contact for the System Architecture supporting the development, testing, and deployment efforts

Will participate in internal and external design reviews

May aid in documenting or reviewing architectures in an MBSE tool like CAMEO

Keeps up with current and emerging technologies and design methods in the field of DoD Command and Control and COTS/FOSS IT products

Solves complex problems using regular ingenuity and creativity

Work is performed without clear direction and is reviewed for desired results over a relatively long time frame; incorrect decisions typically lead to failure in achieving major organizational objectives

May serve in project leadership roles and act as the organization's primary contact on major technical issues related to contracts

Work will be carried out as part of an Agile Scrum team under the guidance of a Team Lead who reports to the C2BMC Regional Systems Engineering Manager

Work will be carried out in a designated closed area. This role is entirely based in the office, with no remote work available

Must possess excellent communication skills and be able to present technical concepts to a diverse group of engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.


A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master's degree (preferred) in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or 12 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree

Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs

Require CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional) certification at the start or within 90 days of the start date. The candidate is responsible for obtaining and maintaining the certification throughout the entire contract period

Require MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) certification at the start or within 90 days of the start date. The candidate is responsible for obtaining and maintaining the certification throughout the entire contract period