Description

Northrop Grumman Mission System’s Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) Division is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Architect to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. You will support the Program Manager and Chief Engineer as System Architect on multiple major development programs.

This position will be in Baltimore, MD, and is a full time on site role. 

What You’ll Get to Do:

The Senior Principal Systems Architect will support the maturation of the system architecture and design, be responsible for creating, evolving, and maintaining the system architecture to meet operational needs while accounting for cost, schedule, and risk. This role will also tailor system requirement margins based on risk and ensure compliance with Key Performance Parameters (KPPs). In addition, the Senior Principal Systems Architect is responsible for maintaining alignment between the selected solution and relevant internal roadmaps, product lines, and common components, as applicable.

• Lead and serve as the primary authority for system architecture and design

• Direct, manage, and oversee the creation, evolution, and maintenance of the overall system architecture to meet operational needs

• Proactively manage architectural decisions to ensure alignment with cost, schedule, and risk constraints

• Lead the tailoring of system requirements margins based on risk assessments and ensure compliance with Key Performance Parameters (KPPs)

• Manage and maintain alignment between the selected solution and internal roadmaps, product lines, and/or common components, as applicable

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience, a master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S Citizenship is required. 

• A current/active U.S Government Secret Clearance. 

• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP). 

• Experience decomposing CONOPs to CONEMP and derived requirements

• Experience creating, evolving and maintaining system architectures.

• Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in creating and delivering technical presentations to internal and external leadership.

• Experience working collaboratively on complex projects that encompass hardware, software, and firmware.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields. 

• Active U.S Government Top Secret Clearance or higher.  

• Understanding the RF impacts of different hardware components on the system level performance to include executing trades, analysis of alternatives, SWAP impacts

• Experience in all aspects of the engineering process from proposal / requirements analysis through verification testing and fielding of systems.

• Experience in Design, Architecture development, Analysis, Systems Engineering, Integration and/or Test in one or more of the following specialty areas: EOIR systems, optics, threat analysis.

• Experience decomposing requirements for DoD-based platforms or systems

• Experience defining Concept of Operations (ConOps), KPPs, and associated Technical Performance Measures (TPMs), Operational Concepts (OpsCon).

• Experience collaborating across programs and product lines.

• Demonstrated expertise in SysML modeling and MBSE tools (e.g., IBM Rational DOORS, Enterprise Architect, Cameo). Ability to develop and maintain system models, traceability matrices, and verification cross reference artifacts.

• Experience in development and Earned Value Management (EVM) of cost accounts and schedules.

 Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. 

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more! 

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world. 

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve. 

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.