Requisition ID: R10161591Category: EngineeringLocation: Sterling, Virginia, United States of America | Gilbert, Arizona, United States of AmericaClearance Type: NoneTelecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be availablePositions Available: 1At 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.This Systems Engineering position offers the opportunity to work on an exciting space flight program within the Space Systems Group at Northrop Grumman located in Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ. The Human Spaceflight Staff Systems 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 for flight program deliverables or new business concepts and proposals.In this role, the Human Spaceflight Staff Systems Engineer position 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.Duties:Provide Systems Engineering Team leadership for engineers of various skill sets and years of experienceTasking assignments, deliverables review, timecard approvals, performance appraisal inputsPerform Cost Account Manager duties for Systems Engineering WBS, deliverables, and CPI & SPIInteract with the Program Management on all technical issues, risks, and deliverablesRisk Management for product line: Risk Board planning, conductance, minutes, and mitigationsServe as customer interface as necessary to ensure compliance to all contractual specifications, policies, and processesPlan and maintain the schedule for all internal and external design reviews and customer technical interchange meetings and formal reviewsLead and conduct formal program reviews as appropriateProvide technical review, assessments, and investigations as needed for the readiness and presentationsLead or participate in new business capture and proposal activities#NOVASPACEBasic Qualifications:Must be a US Citizen with a Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 14 years of relevant work experience or 12 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degreeFive or more years of technical or project leadership positionsAbility to lead a system engineering team to develop system requirementsAbility to develop and manage system interfaces to integrate multi-element systemsAbility to translate program objectives and customer requirements into system requirementsAbility to allocate requirements among multiple elements of an integrated space systemExperience with complex space mission CONOPS, navigation systems and orbit analysesExperience with space Mission OperationsPreferred Qualifications:Master s degree or higher in an Engineering or related fieldExperience with spacecraft design or Mission Operations for manned NASA Human Spaceflight missionsExperience with system engineering requirement tools (Cradle, CORE or DOORS) and processesExperience in requirements development and management processesExperience in development and maintenance of interface control documents and related processesExperience in space system testing and evaluation (flight and ground testing)Experience with various technical analysis tools such as MATLAB and STKExperience and/or training in Earned Value Management SystemsCompetencies: Space vehicle and/or space mission engineeringGuidance, Navigation, control, rendezvous modeling, analyses and simulationComplex space mission CONOPS, navigation systems and orbit analysesSalary Range: $165,000 - $247,600The 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.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 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.