
Engineer Systems / Principal Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development
Required skills
- Secret Clearance
- Secret
- Top-Secret Clearance
- Top-Secret
- STEM
- Cameo
- DOORS
- MIL-STD-1553
- ARINC 429
- Ethernet
Nice to have
- DoD Secret
- DoD Top Secret
- Program Access Request
- PAR
- Agile
- Scrum
Role summary
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer to design, develop, test, validate, integrate, and maintain complex mission-critical workflow management and data integration systems. This role involves creating digital thread solutions, custom software tooling, and data analytics dashboards. The position requires close collaboration with leadership, subject matter experts, and development teams in a fast-paced Agile environment. Key technical skills include Atlassian Jira and Confluence development, scripting (Python, JavaScript, SQL), and experience with systems modeling tools like Cameo or DOORS. Experience with communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Ethernet is also required. A U.S. Government Secret Clearance is mandatory.
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.Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.
Candidate will design, develop, test, validate, integrate, and maintain complex mission critical workflow management and data integration systems for the program. This includes creating end to end digital thread solutions, custom software tooling, and delivering data analytics dashboards that provide leadership level visibility into previously inaccessible data. The role requires close collaboration with program leadership, subject matter experts, and distributed development teams to ensure that every system meets functional, performance, and compliance requirements. Should be capable of performing in a high demand, fast paced Agile environment.
Candidate is expected to have advanced technical abilities in Atlassian Jira and Confluence development, as well as the ability to write custom scripts (Python, JavaScript, SQL, etc.). It is also highly preferred that the candidate has a general understanding of the technical change management process in an engineering environment.
Basic Qualifications:
Engineer Level 2 - Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development:
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree in a STEM field with 0+ years of relevant experience is required
Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
An active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years) and the ability to attain and maintain a Top-Secret US Government Clearance
Engineer Level 3 - Principal Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development:
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience is required.
Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
An active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years) and the ability to attain and maintain a Top-Secret US Government
Preferred Qualifications:
- An active, In-scope DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
- Previous or existing Program Access Request (PAR)
- Experience with Agile / Scrum
- Experience developing with ScriptRunner/Groovy, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and API integration
- Understanding of Change Management in an engineering environment
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
- 1
Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
technicalmedium - 2
Can you detail the function of a register table within embedded system design?
technicalmedium - 3
Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
system designmedium - 4
Can you discuss the role and functionality of a watchdog timer?
system designmedium - 5
What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
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