Engineer Systems

Requisition ID: R10180823
Category: Engineering
* Location: Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
* Clearance Type: Secret
* Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
* Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
* Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
* Positions Available: 1
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 Space Systems is searching for a Systems Engineer (Level 2) to join our Digital Engineering (DE) team of qualified, diverse individuals to support Digital Transformation within the Launch Vehicles business unit in Chandler, AZ. The ideal candidate shall perform two main systems roles, User Experience and Documentation Owner.

In the User Experience role, the candidate will work to ensure that program teams have the tools/support needed to execute their Digital Engineering products, drive intuitive methodology and lead usability studies.
Execute Digital Engineering, includes:

Develop new capabilities within the descriptive model to ensure programs can utilize the descriptive model to drive their engineering.

* Coach programs on the use of the descriptive model.

* Assist the users of our products to definitively know they have successfully completed a task to the necessary level of fidelity for the program phase.

* Strive for continuous improvement/efficiencies in the approach.

Drive Intuitive Methodology, includes:

Scope and align the digital engineering capabilities with the engineering tasks being performed by the programs (i.e. perform Requirement Analyses rather than create a Requirement Diagram)

* Drive adoption of using task-based templates

* Develop navigation diagrams to enable users' to maintain their situational awareness.

* Fewest "clicks", "searches", etc. to add/ update their content. (Smart packages that contain work templates, libraries, etc.)

Lead Usability Studies, includes:

Collaborate with Customers and Product Owners to study user experiences, and monitor usability, to further improve both tool and program experiences.

In the Documentation Owner role, the candidate will work to act as the change/configuration management leader to ensure that the documentation that the Digital Engineering team creates/maintains is appropriately managed and verified.
Manage Documentation, includes:

Identify the scope of releases and approve, all additions/modifications to Documentation solutions.

* Review and confirm that all added or modified capabilities are well-formed, documented and follow template criteria.

* Perform document releases, as needed. Inclusive of updating the Revision History for completeness.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Engineering degree plus 2 years of experience; Master's degree plus 0 years of experience.

* U.S. Citizenship is required.

* Ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearance

* Experience with Agile Framework

* Experience with Jira

* Experience with Confluence

* Experience with MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler

* Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML)

Preferred Qualifications:

Interim Clearance or active DoD Secret Security Clearance

* Experience with creating Video Tutorials (screen recordings)

* Experience teaching/coaching

Salary Range: *$77,200 - $115,800
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.