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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Systems or Principal Systems Modeling Simulation Engineer Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), San Diego, California, United States, 92189

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Requisition ID: R10184141 Category:

Engineering

Location:

San Diego, California, United States of America

Clearance Type:

Secret

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. 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. This requisition may be filled at the level 2 or level 3 based on requirements listed below. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking for a Systems Modeling & Simulation, Operations Analysis Engineer to support the Systems Engineering organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA. Our work influences the investment decisions of our senior leadership and customer program offices. The Modeling and Simulation discipline itself is a mesh of many other fields (e.g., Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, etc.) and frequently collaborates across functional disciplines. In this role, you will be a member of a small, cross-functional team. The team performs the following tasks: developing models, creating scenarios, designing focused vignette threads and performing analysis. The analysis includes a wide variety of system types and spans multiple domains (friendly and adversary; ground, maritime, air and space). This drives the development of clean-sheet requirements, refines existing program system requirements, and influences the pursuit of future technologies and capabilities. You will work with air vehicle and subsystem engineers, as well as with program and customer leadership, to recommend candidate designs, and to develop Concepts of Operation (CONOPs) and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) at the system, mission, and campaign levels. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing new and/or integrating existing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models. Essential Functions: Develop and translate friendly/adversary tactics into mission-level models such as AFSIM and Suppressor

Perform operational analysis and mission effectiveness analysis

Participate in Agile project framework

Model operational environments, perform trade studies via computer simulation, and recommend alternative architectures

Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance

Ensure performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements; develop mission relevant scenarios; assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments

Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization

Develop software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations

Develop, integrate, and use advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools

This requisition may be filled at the level 2 or level 3 based on requirements listed below. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s Degree or PhD in a STEM discipline and 0 years

Principal requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s Degree and at least 3 years of experience

Experience or basic understanding of object oriented programming languages (C, C++) or scripting languages (Python, MATLAB)

Current Secret Clearance for consideration

Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Experience in at least one of the below:

Friendly/Adversary CONOPs and tactics

Modeling and Simulation of Radars, Missiles, Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS), air/ground/maritime/space platforms

Electronic Warfare (EW), Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP), Electronic Countermeasures

Low Observables (LO)

Radio Frequency (RF)/Infrared (IR)/Electro-Optical (EO)/Acoustic Modeling & Analysis

Analysis of Survivability, Lethality, Vulnerability, Engagement at the mission level

Computer Networking & Communications

Preferred Qualifications: Proposal development, writing or execution

Operational military background in any of the following:

Aircrew (Fighter/Bomber/RPA Pilot)

Electronic Warfare Officer/Weapons Systems Officer

Air Battle Manager/Naval Flight Officer

Intelligence or Communications Officer

Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university

Experience with system of systems modeling tools: AFSIM, Suppressor, or Brawler

Familiarity with AGILE, MBSE, and/or system architecture frameworks

Effective project management skills and good communication techniques

Experience with version control tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, or Gitlab, etc.)

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Excellent communications skills, including the ability to present and brief technical data to all levels of leadership within the organization and U.S. Government

Current Top Secret clearance

BENEFITS STATEMENT: We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees! Salary Range:

$89,400 - $134,200 Salary Range 2:

$110,300 - $165,500 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. 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.

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