System Engineer - Level 4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 4 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA.

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

In this role, the Systems Engineer – Level 4 will work in tandem with a scrum team of other software and systems engineers responsible for defining the product vision, managing the product backlog, and ensuring that all features align with business objectives. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to prioritize tasks and facilitate the timely delivery of high-quality mission focused software systems solutions. Additionally, you will incorporate user feedback to continuously refine the product roadmap and drive innovation in response to evolving customer needs. Development is done within the Agile paradigm using the Atlassian tool suite, so you will need to be able to work within an Agile environment.

You will have experience in systems engineering with space domain knowledge, and you will define the requirements, interfaces, processes, use cases, protocols, schemas, sequence of interactions driving the software design for Ground Segment Functions for a system. You will integrate and test software segments, automate tests, verify requirements, and deliver products to operations. You will be supporting a program through full life-cycle milestones in Agile sprints to achieve the mission, you will have strong verbal and written communication skills, and you are expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment. You will have experience with MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering), CAMEO, SysML diagramming, requirements & verification, domain and mission knowledge, and work with or as software system engineering. You are highly self-motivated, reporting information to leads and the customer. You are expected to handle diverse assignments with efficiency, find unique solutions, and work in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Drive development and execution of features for the satellite ground systems domain with familiarity in reading CAMEO/MBSE models

Participate in working groups, research customer needs and interfaces, and then translate them into digital artifacts to enable software implementation

Support and/or lead development of verification planning, test requirements, and other key products

Work scope covers a range of Systems Engineering disciplines and products, including requirements & verification, interfaces, architecture, and design, integration, test and sell-off

Engage in sprint planning, stand‐ups, retrospectives, and reviews while maintaining alignment with product vision and mission goals

Provide subject matter expertise in Space-Vehicle Command and Control System areas and collaborate with other teams and unit level engineers supporting subsystems

Conduct demos and briefings for customers and senior leadership

Ensure seamless integration of capabilities, epics, and features with ground satellite software systems solutions

Utilize Atlassian tool suite, including Jira dashboards and Confluence knowledge bases

Support and/or lead preparation and execution of milestones and Agile product increments

Engage with multiple working groups and control boards

Additional specifics of responsibilities can be tailored based on the skillset and experience of the selected candidate

Basic Qualifications for Systems Engineer – Level 4:

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 8+ years of engineering experience OR

Master's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 6+ years of engineering experience OR

PhD in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 4+ years of engineering experience

Candidate must have an active SCI at time of application OR

Candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (or equivalent) at time of application and prior to start date as well as the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain an active SCI prior to start date. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to the candidate’s maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

2+ years of experience with developing and evaluating behavioral and structural architecture diagrams using MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) methodology and tooling or equivalent

2+ years of experience using No Magic Cameo or equivalent

Experience with space-vehicle, command-and-control, mission management, mission data processing, or software subsystems

Demonstrated written and oral communications skills through written requirements, test, and evaluation criteria

2+ years of experience with Systems Engineering processes and artifacts development in support of SW development, including use cases, interface control documents, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, database design, schema development, and SW protocols such as REST, HTTP, & RESP or equivalent

Experience working on Agile programs and methodology

Preferred Qualifications for Systems Engineer – Level 4:

3+ years of experience with command-and-control, network management, flight dynamics, and/or orbit determination for space-vehicle related software systems

Active SCI at time of application and prior to start date

Experience working with Space Vehicle Subsystems including thermal, power, attitude control system, propulsion, and/or communications

Familiarity with cloud-based architectures such as Kubernetes, containers, and orchestrators

Experience working mission focused threads

Experience with the software development lifecycle

Experience with JIRA/Confluence

Experience working with a geographically distributed team

Experience with Automated Test and Integration frameworks including Playwright

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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space.

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As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

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