Systems Engineer - Oklahoma City, United States - Northrop Grumman

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    Description

    Our Defense Systems Sector is seeking a SystemsEngineer to join our growing team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

    You will become part of Northrop Grummans Lifecycle Sustainment and Modernization Solutions (LSMS). LSMS provides sustainment support for the US Air Force B-2 Bomber, E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System, and numerous other Government platforms. Our team members complete engineering, reverse engineering, and logistics solution efforts to solve complex obsolescence problems and ensure warfighter supportability.

    This Systems Engineer will support large projects within an Integrated Product Team (IPT), to include Field Service Representative engineering reach back support, technical planning, requirements development and tracking, system integration, systems integrations lab (SIL), ground and flight testing, verification and validation, airworthiness, system safety, risk, reliability/maintainability, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels to include concept, requirements, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.

    Responsibilities:

    • Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
    • Perform trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
    • Serve as customer contact for program activities, as well as supporting program review sessions with customers to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance
    • Establish design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product development, integration, and test
    • Establish milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules
    • Identify program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications
    • Act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of assigned projects
    • Participate in presenting company capabilities to potential customers and in the development of potential solutions to customer requirements

    Basic Qualifications:

    • A bachelors in an Engineering or related discipline with 2 years experience
    • Must be able to work on-site in Oklahoma City, OK
    • Strong customer engagement skills
    • Must be a US Citizen and have or be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience in Systems Integration and Test, on E-3 AWACS aircraft
    • Experience in managing COTS networking systems
    • Experience in large, embedded software systems, Experience with embedded software development and/or cybersecurity
    • Experience with aircraft systems to include avionics, radar, communications, mission computing systems, global positioning systems, threat warning systems, navigation, structures, flight controls, offensive and/or defensive systems
    • Experience with obtaining flight and aircraft certifications
    • OrCAD or similar design tool experience a plus
    • Experience with Air Force customers and aerospace industry and military standards
    • Experience with test planning at the circuit card, equipment, and system level
    • Experience with information security, COMSEC and TEMPEST
    • Experience conducting analysis of electrical components within aircraft maintenance programs, determining effectiveness, and creating written recommendations for increasing efficiency and effectiveness
    • Active DoD Secret Security Clearance (or higher)