Sr. Staff Systems Architect – Fault Management & System Autonomy
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Dulles, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelors of Science degree in technical field + 15 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field + 12 years of experience, or PhD + 10 years of experience
- Experience in Systems Engineering for mission critical applications
- Mission and/or vehicle systems engineering experience
- Software coding or scripting experience
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance
Responsibilities
- Perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including requirements synthesis and flow-down, verification/validation planning, system trades study support, systems analysis, coordination of design efforts, and management of technical budgets & interface definitions.
- The application of these systems engineering functions will be in the context of fault management, system autonomy.
- Assist in the formulation of system design, definition of concept of operations, and systems analysis for failure modes and effects, including their identification and mitigation through autonomous or operational controls.
- Designing, implementing, and validating Fault Management and System Autonomy Flight Software using flight-like simulations and flight hardware.
- Assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both.
- Presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to either technical or nontechnical audiences is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Failure analysis or fault management technical experience
- Experience defining requirements & interfaces
- Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations
- Experience developing verification documentation
- Experience with architecture development
- Experience with spacecraft mission operations
- Familiarity with electrical & computer systems
- Familiarity with command and telemetry databases
- Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance