Requisition ID: R10188900

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America | Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Polygraph

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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.

Today’s dynamic global security threats require solutions both big and small – solutions living within the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC). Boasting state-of-the-art design capabilities, multiple processing nodes, electrical testing, environmental and QCI screening, and failure analysis, the NGMC is a leader in designing, fabricating, packaging and delivering discriminating microelectronics to the military, aerospace, and commercial markets. For more than 70 years, we have been offering a wide range of trusted foundry and semiconductor services that deliver high performing and reliable microelectronics. Our wide breadth of technologies and capabilities allows us to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions.

One of our most challenging new fields is Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA), which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical new energy-efficient computing systems. MDA is seeking a Staff Requirements and Test Plans Systems Engineer with demonstrated ability to lead development of new technologies to support our innovative MDA team in support of emerging supercomputing technologies.

Role and Responsibilities

Support the Systems Architect with any program specific responsibilities allocated to the role, including but not limited to:

• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical constraints

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

• Contribute to technical work products developed by the larger engineering team, supporting design reviews, integration and test activities as needed

• Develop thorough definition of system interfaces

• Determines specs and working parameters for ASIC / System compatibility

• Maintain knowledge of current and developing technologies and developing strategies for their insertion into both legacy and next-generation systems

This position is contingent on clearance.

This position will serve 100% on-site in Linthicum / Annapolis Junction, MD.

Basic Qualifications for Staff Requirements and Test Plans Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of experience, a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of experience or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of experience.

• Demonstrated experience with Systems Development Lifecycle – (focus on trade studies, white papers, analysis of alternatives (AoA), CONOPs Analysis, Risk Reduction activities (RR))

• Demonstrated understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices

• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following topics:

• RF Systems Engineering

• ASIC Product lifecycle

• Systems Integration

• Device Characterization.

• Ability and willingness to work on-site full-time in a program area

• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

• Clearance: Candidate must currently have and be able to maintain an Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications of Staff Requirements and Test Plans Systems Engineer:

• Current/active DoD Top Secret Clearance and SCI w/FSP

• Leadership experience with development and/or production program execution

• Experience leading technical teams

• High proficiency in technical problem solving; to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring

• Multi-disciplined knowledge in areas related to engineering including systems design, hardware, software and firmware design, integration and test.

• Silicon bring-up and debug experience.

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering for requirements and architecture management (Cameo Systems Modeler preferred)

• Experience in mission operations, requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs

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Salary Range: $163,200 - $256,400

The 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.