Principal Systems Engineer – Civil Space Systems
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Gilbert, AZ, USA, Dulles, VA, USA |
| Salary | $95300 – $142900 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- B.S. in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related + 5 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field + 3 years of experience
- Experience with all phases of system development life cycle from product requirements definition to product launch
- Experience leading and/or developing system level test plans / test requirements documents
- Experience in design and development of Spacecraft Test and Operational Language (STOL) scripts
- Experience leading and/or supporting the conduct of test programs
- Experience in supporting failure review board investigations and development of corrective actions
- Experience in supporting development of Test Like You Fly exceptions and mitigations
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams including internal and customer stakeholders in the review and adjudication of issues associated with test plans, test procedures, test report deliverables
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance
Responsibilities
- Perform test planning and support test execution for one or more moderately complex (or portions of complex) components, subsystems, and/or functional systems
- Audit verification criteria for component, subsystem, and/or functional systems tests
- Development of system level test plan to align required system level verification activities as defined in the Systems Requirements Document
- Development of joint test plans with the customer (NASA) and their associated partner organizations (European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, etc.) for verification of interfaces with government furnished elements
- Coordinate/oversee subsystem level test plan development (led by the subsystem area) to ensure subsystem level testing is properly accounted for/incorporated at the system level
- Work with Integration & Test (I&T), engineering, and mission operations to design / develop test procedures/scripts for vehicle testing
- Develop and manage the space vehicle Test Like You Fly (TLYF) exceptions and mitigations
- Support review of component level test documentation
- Support appropriate components/subsystem/system level Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and post-test reviews
- Provide SE support to I&T for duration of vehicle test campaign including FRB/MRB support, data reviews and test report generation
- Troubleshoot and develop solutions to challenging Engineering problems
- Support Systems Test Cost Account Manager in maintaining baseline cost and schedule plans including EVMS
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area
- Experience in: avionics or digital electronics design, power systems design, telecommunications design, thermal design, and/or ECLSS design
- Experience with payload integration
- Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations
- Familiarity with Command and Telemetry database content
- Experience with human spaceflight vehicle development including integration & test
- Desired experience includes Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS, various analysis engineering tools such as MATLAB, and collaborative applications such as Confluence
- Experience supporting compilation and organization of verification evidence documentation for verification closures with delivery to customer
- Actual spacecraft operations and related ground systems expertise is always a plus
- Test experience in one or more of the following areas: Active thermal control systems (fluid pumps) integrated with environmental control systems (heat exchangers); Life Support Systems; Fault tolerant/multi string computing and power architectures; Systems requiring crew