Northrop Grumman · 4 hours ago
Space Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Systems - Computer Based Control Systems
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a pioneering company known for its revolutionary systems that impact lives globally. They are seeking a Systems Engineer to support Computer Based Control Systems on the Habitat and Logistics Outpost program, focusing on avionics hardware and software system design, integration, and testing.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Evaluate design documentation and verification plans for compliance with customer and internally derived requirements at module and software subsystem levels
Design software architecture and ConOps for one or more of the following software functions: Command and Data Handling, Data Storage, General SW functions
Write technical documentation, verification plans and test reports for spacecraft avionics software
Support software build creation and suite management including generating roadmaps for SW ConOps and implementation
Develop and execute integrated avionics software validation testing based on defined verification criteria
Provide systems engineering support for technical performance reviews, analyses, and reports
Provide support for development of MOPS scripts
Qualification
Required
Bachelors of Science degree in technical field and 5+ years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field with 3+ years of experience; or a PhD
Bachelors of Science degree in technical field and 8+ years of experience, Master's Degree and 6+ years of experience; or a PhD and + years of experience
Experience defining and maintaining requirements & interfaces
Experience developing documentation for ConOps, compliance matrixes and verification documentation
Experience with review of vendor documentation including SW ICDs, SDDs, IDDs and UID
Familiarity with fault detection, isolation, and recovery logic
Familiarity with safety analysis and reliability
Familiarity with the spacecraft lifecycle including MOPS support
Familiarity with command and telemetry databases
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance
Familiarity with spacecraft or aircraft avionics command and data handling, data storage, fault tolerant computing logic or other applicable general SW functions
Familiarity with low level software implementation, including SW exceptions, EDAC and computer bootup
Preferred
Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) leadership experience
Experience with spacecraft software design and implementation
Experience with design and implementation of computer-based control systems (CBCS), their avionics, and software/hardware integration of aerospace and/or military vehicles
Experience with timing analyses
Master's degree in a technical discipline
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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