Principal Space Vehicle Systems Engineer (AHT)
clearanceDulles (VA)
Principal Space Vehicle Systems Engineer (AHT)
Posted 4 days ago
clearanceDulles (VA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Principal Engineer (Level 3) Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Principal Engineer (Level 3) to join our team in Dulles or Chantilly, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The qualified candidates will support new programs within the Space Superiority and Warfighting Division In this job, you will: Supporting major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and summarizing them into presentations for key stakeholders. Authoring and providing input to program data products and other vital deliverables. Working with mission partners to accurately model mission-level elements. Assessment of a vehicle's day-in-the-life and creation of design reference missions (DRMs).Producing miscellaneous analysis, such as propellant budget analyses, on-orbit fuel requirements, RF link budgets, and mission lifetime estimates. Development of analysis tools as required.
Requirements:
Management, including the decomposition of requirements from the Mission down to Subsystems.
Interface Management, including the development of Interface Control Documentation.
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.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience
- Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
- Experience in systems engineering to include architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements & interface management, hardware/software integration, and mission planning & execution
- Experience working with a cross-discipline engineering team
Preferred Qualifications:
Exposure to Northrop Grumman space vehicle design and production.
Experience working on Class B, C, or D Space Systems.
Experience with developing and presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executive level personnel.
Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in system architecture, CONOPs development, or model-based system engineering.
Experience in scripting languages and modeling tools (e.g. Python, STOL, MATLAB, STK, etc).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, communications, or spacecraft integration and testing.
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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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