US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

DESCRIPTION

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

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 is seeking Associate Systems Engineers and Systems Engineers. This position will be located at our Space Systems Sector in Rolling Meadows, IL.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Payload & Ground Systems division.

Opportunities are available in the System Design discipline in SEIT. Tasking can include:

• creating and refining Model Based System Engineering products (System behavioral models, Use Case realizations, State Machines, etc.)

• generation and update of specifications in DOORS, including requirements traceability

• functional algorithm development

• presenting analysis that shapes the system design and obtaining end-customer buy-in.

As a part of the Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) team, a Systems Design engineer is exposed to the front-end Systems Engineering process and coordinates across many disciplines to ensure that the system description and requirements are properly and thoroughly defined, captured, and meet the mission need for the end customer.

Tasking for I&T can include:

• generation of test plans, test procedures, test automation, test reports,

• execution of integration test activities in System Integration Labs (SILs) or offsite locations.

As a part of the SEIT team, an Integration & Test engineer gains an understanding of the Systems Engineering process across a product's lifecycle and gains a full appreciation for how the systems operate.

Tasking for Modeling & Simulation can include:

• analysis and trades of product line architectures using analytical models and mission level simulations.

• software development of in-house models and algorithms.

As a part of the SEIT team, a Modeling & Simulation Engineer develops strong domain knowledge combined with valuable software development skills that are required to produce the accurate models that drive the critical analysis needed to design our future systems.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

This requisition may be filled at either a level 1 or a level 2. Basic qualifications for an Associate Systems Engineer (level 1) are a Bachelor’s Degree. Basic qualifications for a Systems Engineer (level 2) are a Master’s Degree.

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from an accredited institution

• Be majoring in or having majored in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)

• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher

• Working knowledge of one of more of the following specialty areas related to EOIR/RF systems: sensors/antennas, transmitters/receivers, optics

• Experience with real-time signal processing in both firmware and software

• Experience with Cameo

• Agile development experience a plus

• Working knowledge of DOORS

• Ability and willingness to travel

SALARY RANGE:

• Associate Systems Engineer: $65,000 - $97,600

• Systems Engineer: $78,600 - $118,000

Employees may be eligible for 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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our over 100,000 employees define possible every day.