Sr Principal Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Annapolis, MD +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Seeking a systems engineering generalist to support complex maritime programs, contributing to the development of state-of-the-art oceanic systems. Responsibilities include mission engineering, requirements management, system architecture, MBSE, digital engineering, integration & test, and verification & validation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work within multi-disciplined teams, performing in one or more of the following functions: mission engineering, requirements development & management (using DOORS), system architecture development, system modeling including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), establishing and integrating components of a digital design thread, interface development & management, concept of operations (CONOPS) development & management, trade studies / analysis of alternatives, integration & test, and verification & validation.
  2. Develop systems engineering work products associated with the functions above.
  3. Prepare and brief technical packages to program, company, and customer leadership teams.
  4. Support project and program processes, reviews, and technical planning activities.
  5. Develop content and present during milestone reviews including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship Review (CSR).

Skills

Required

  • STEM field degree
  • 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree; 6 years with Master's Degree; or 4 years with PhD
  • Systems Engineering processes
  • requirements development & management
  • system modeling
  • system architecture development
  • interface tracea

Nice to have

  • Navy customers
  • underwater/naval systems
  • torpedoes
  • towed vehicles
  • UUVs
  • ROVs
  • SONAR/sensor systems
  • underwater mechanical structures and cabling
  • submarine payloads
  • anti-submarine warfare
  • seabed warfare
  • mine countermeasures
  • Navy tactics

What the JD emphasized

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