Deputy Chief Systems Engineer - Top Secret Clearance Required (Satellite/Space Systems)
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: August 4, 2022
Job 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.Successful candidates for this position will work in a lead
technical role for a large spacecraft development program.
Specifically, the Deputy Chief Engineer for the program. The Deputy
Chief Engineer is responsible for leadership accountabilities & key
SE deliverables as part of the SE Integrated Team at various
program levels i.e. Mission-, Element-, Segment-level, including
the direction and results of a multi-disciplined engineering
development of the space system architecture & elements of for
flight program deliverables or new business concepts and
proposals.In this senior-level role, the qualified person is
expected to be self-directed using previous experience to lead
Spacecraft and/or Mission design and analysis efforts, Mission
Operations and Ground Segment development, or Specialty Systems
Engineering Analysis. Candidates must be able to recognize and
mitigate instrument, spacecraft, ground segment, and mission
technical issues while operating within budget and on
schedule.RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead/Provide major support to all or selected segments for the
SE Integrated Team
- Lead and critique space vehicle and/or ground segment design
and analysis efforts in general
- Conceive and develop solutions to complex analytical, design,
and test problems that the program may experience
- Develop and provide input to the Program Systems Engineering
Management Plan
- Space segment chief technical interface at all scheduled
program meetings and reviews
- Technical management of the payload, and major bus
subcontracted program elements
- Plan and conduct of all contractual space segment technical
reviews
- Responsible for consistency of the reliability and safety
contamination and other product assurance plans with
objectives
- Responsible to write monthly status and technical performance
reviews and reports
- - Perform technical DECA (Designated Export Compliance
Administrator) duties (if required)
- EVMS baseline generation, tracking/maintenance and variance
analysis
- Oversee and manage the spacecraft systems engineering team over
the course of the program.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree with 20 years experience, Masters Degree with
18 years experience or PhD with 15 years experience in aerospace
systems design, development, manufacture, test or operations,
including 5 years of technical or project leadership positions
- Extensive technical experience in systems engineering and
integration of space systems
- Must have U.S. Citizenship with active or current Top Secret
Clearance with SCI eligibility10 years experience in the following
areas:
- Leading a system engineering team to develop system
requirements
- Evaluating and adjusting system requirements in order to best
meet program objectives
- Developing and managing system interfaces to integrate
multi-element systems
- Translating program objectives and customer requirements into
system requirements
- Allocating requirements among multiple elements of an
integrated space systemPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with system engineering requirement tools (Cradle,
CORE or DOORS, CAMEO) and processes
- Experience in requirements development and management
processes
- Experience in development and maintenance of interface control
documents and related processes
- Experience in space system testing and evaluation (flight and
ground testing)
- Experience with various technical analysis tools such as MATLAB
and STK
- Experience in any of the following areas is also desired:
orbital mechanics, orbital debris modeling, spacecraft attitude
control, power systems and modeling, avionics or digital
electronics design, risk analysis, optics, communications, rocket
propulsion, thermal engineering, or spacecraft integration and
testing
- Experience with Mission Operations for spacecraft
- Knowledge of Launch Vehicles, System Safety, System
Reliability, Contamination Control, EMI, Space Environments
(Radiation, Surface Charging, etc.), and Human Factors is also
desired.
- Experience and/or training in Earned Value Management
Systems#AZSpaceSalary Range: $207,700 USD - $249,200 USD Employees
may be eligible for 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 health and safety
of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company
encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19
vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in
the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical
or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions
and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor
vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .Northrop
Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency
statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S.
Citizenship is required for most positions.
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