RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience. TRAVEL: At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. 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. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to serve as an Engineering lead for a space mission payload critical to our nation to join our team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

This role includes Engineering and project management through all phases of the program, from concept development and industry trade study preliminary and detailed design, payload integration & test, space vehicle integration and test and potentially on-orbit demonstration.

Functioning as the primary payload interface for customers, program management, product line engineering leadership, mission assurance and subsystem engineering teams Developing and managing Interface-Control Documents (ICD) between the prime and sub-contractor Planning, design, and execution of testing strategies to ensure payload qualification, exercise payload functionality and measure performance Supporting the development of operational mission scenarios and payload concepts of operations

Payload sub-contractor oversight, including cost and schedule performance including Review / Tech Eval of subcontractor proposals Cost account manager (CAM) for Payload WBSs using EVMS Recognizing and mitigating payload related issues and risks

Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 12 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 10 years of professional experience Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application Experience in managing sub-contractors Knowledge of aerospace environmental testing standards Established network of contacts in other NG divisions/sectors/programs ~ 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. 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. xsgimln 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.