RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: 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 organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, 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 (NGSP) is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer or a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support a program out of our Aurora, CO location . What You’ll get to Do: Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Maintain existing operations procedures up to date to also include lessons learned from real time performance. Develop new procedures as required. Interface with program and customer personnel. The selected candidate should have a strong understanding of software development. 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 a Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other STEM related degree with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD. Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application and willingness to sit for a polygraph Ability to decompose requirements and understanding impacts to current software architecture Ability to create/decompose new software requirements Ability to partner with Integrated Product Team (IPT) to ensure alignment between design engineering and common software. Demonstrated software design experience beyond novice familiarity Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other STEM related degree with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master's; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD. Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application and willingness to sit for a polygraph Ability to decompose requirements and understanding impacts to current software architecture Ability to create/decompose new software requirements Ability to partner with Integrated Product Team (IPT) to ensure alignment between design engineering and common software. Demonstrated software design experience beyond novice familiarity Preferred Qualifications: Active TS/SCI with poly Experience with Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) and CAMEO tools Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 $165,500.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 $206,000.00 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 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.