*This position requires up to 100% on-site work due security constraints and an ability to pass an enhanced security review.
You will be responsible for:
Interface and drive engagement with customers and stakeholders for mission ground systems
Promulgate a clear vision of common grounds and how to use them for disparate missions at multiple security levels
Mentor mission architects and systems engineers in ground design, mission specific software within the ground framework, and enabling SV behavior to achieve the end to end mission
Direct developmental and analytical efforts to reduce risk, mature the system, ensure mission success, and grow the business area.
Support the family of programs with system architecture establishment/evolution and CONOPs development.
Ability to capture core concepts and instructional needs from a large amount of technical data (ground and space hardware) and communicate technical concepts to an audience of non-subject matter experts with varying levels of domain experience
Be self-directed and able to envision the end state of the product and take initiative to drive product development to closure
Educate leads, customers, and engineers on mission capability, analysis, and CONOPS
Perform system-of-system trades, modeling, simulation and analysis to assess space mission architecture alternatives for delivering a customer mission effect, data or capability as it fits within a broader campaign
Support capture activities, including RFI/RFP preparation, customer presentations and demonstrations, and competitor analysis
Brief and lead technical meetings for senior leaders across the space community
This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other STEM related degree with 12+ years of experience in a related engineering field such as mechanical, electrical, aerospace and/or operations; 10 years with a Master's; 7 years with a PhD
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application current and within scope with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
Experience with developing and presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executive level personnel
Ground design implementation, architectural design, and knowledge of cyber security frameworks for national security systems
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in mission design, satellite ground software, satellite hardware, and distributed modeling & simulation
Understanding of system of system architecture designs the interplay between various national security customers and products
Prior aerospace-related work experience for a U.S Government Agency or Contractor
Previous experience with flight hardware on operational system
Previous experience with Class C / demonstration programs
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