Principal Systems Engineer - Redondo Beach, CA, United States - Northrop Grumman

Description

Category:
Engineering

Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available

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 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization.

Additionally, this position does require on-site support, occasional odd shifts, weekend work and some inter-facility travel to Palmdale as well as up to 10% of other travel.

In this role you will be serving in a Project Engineering role capacity with a heavy focus on Configuration Change Management and Execution.

You will be required to learn and understand industry Configuration Management practices, Change Control as well as understanding the Sector and Program principles, concepts, practices, and standards.

You'll drive change execution between Engineering, Global Supply Chain and Production to completion and present status and issues to Program Leadership.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.

Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

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.

Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:

Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.

Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline with 5 years of related military / professional Systems Engineering experience OR a master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related military / professional Systems Engineering experience OR a Ph.

D. in a STEM discipline with related military / professional / academic Systems Engineering Experience
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
7 Years with Bachelors in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics; 2 Years with PhD.
~ Ability to effectively use Microsoft office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and create metrics, presentation and create work instructions
~ Excellent technical writing skills, oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
~ Experience with Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing and Test documentation
~ Familiarity with Cost/schedule/budget concepts and tools (EVMS, SAP, etc.)
~ Technical knowledge and practice in design, analysis, or on-aircraft experience with Subsystems, Composites, or Metallic Structures.

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.

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.