Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman in Aurora, CO

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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. The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an experienced Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) in Aurora, CO.

What you'll get to do?
We have an opening for a Systems Engineering on contract to deliver ground segment for restricted space program. Selected candidates will be supporting program leadership and the customer to define and maintain the technical baseline. Additionally, you will develop ground segment simulator and/or sample sensor data products to facilitate an end-to-end data lake and GCS demonstration in the AWS C2S environment.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be a part of a team of engineers that define, develop, decompose, analyze, verify, and validate requirements. Additionally, you may be called upon to support a variety of program milestones such as System Requirement Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and/or Critical Design Reviews (CDR).

This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.
This requisition may be filled as either a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Engineer:

• 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
• Experience using Python to orchestrate test cases
• Background using test management and automation tool like Zephyr
• Knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development framework, Behave
• General cloud computing practices (AWS is a plus)
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Active Top Secret / SCI at time of application; willing to submit to a polygraph
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:

• 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 6 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
• Experience using Python to orchestrate test cases
• Background using test management and automation tool like Zephyr
• Knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development framework, Behave
• General cloud computing practices (AWS is a plus)
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Active Top Secret / SCI at time of application; willing to submit to a polygraph
Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with ground segment design
• Demonstrated experience quickly learning new concepts and approaches
• Working knowledge of the Atlassian tool suite
• gRPC experience is a plus
• Excellent technical writing and team building skills
Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.