RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: No **Description** 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—Launch and Missile Defense Systems presents an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Principal Engineer Systems – RAM Engineer (25-380) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is crucial in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. Relocation assistance is not offered for this role, as it requires on-site work with no remote options available. **Position Overview:** The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key part of the Missile Defense System. It offers an essential operational platform that allows the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to carefully plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively manage networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC provides a layered missile defense capability, delivering an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and coordinating autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations worldwide and locally, thereby improving overall performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a vital component of all ground and flight tests that validate and demonstrate the missile defense system's current and future capabilities. The successful candidate will work as part of a team, involved in planning, analysis, estimation, RAM modeling, and simulations. They will report to all levels—from peers to senior decision-makers—on the system's RAM performance. The candidate must collaborate with system architecture design teams to provide feedback on design reliability, operations, and support organizations, helping to optimize logistics support resources. Additionally, they will work with senior leadership to assess expected system performance against requirements. These tasks will help identify deficiencies and suggest improvements in the current C2BMC system design related to expected capabilities and requirements. The role will also involve general system engineering activities, including requirement breakdown, use case development, performance modeling, interface control documents, concept of operations, architecture trades, and other system engineering deliverables. **Essential Functions:** + The selected individual will be aware of and actively involved in resolving all major problems and issues related to the Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Supportability (RAMS) of the system, including technical, schedule, and cost aspects, daily + Minimum of 8 to 9 years of experience in systems engineering and reliability engineering roles involving the development and integration of large-scale weapons, sensor systems, C2/C3 systems, and Battle Management Systems or their equivalents + The candidate will lead engineering tasks, including analyzing system performance, reviewing system requirements and decomposition, ensuring requirements traceability, defining architecture, and integrating systems + The candidate must be a self-starter, effective with minimal supervision and support in a constantly evolving environment, and able to communicate effectively with peers, management, and customers + Must function effectively in a team environment, provide supervisory guidance to junior analysts and engineers, interface with management teams, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and effectively present information to senior decision-makers + The candidate will also have relevant knowledge and experience with program plans, reports, studies, presentations, verification plans, logistics support concepts, and general government contracting and administrative tasks **Colorado Springs, CO $124,900 - $187,300** **Huntsville, AL $131,000 - $196,700** **Basic Qualifications:** Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable. + A Bachelor’s Degree in a **STEM** Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a **STEM** related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or PhD in a related field with 4 years of relevant work experience + Applicants must possess a current, active in-scope DoD-issued **Secret** security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start + Must possess extensive experience in system-level hardware and software engineering processes, modeling, and analysis, with an emphasis on Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM), including: + Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs) + Probabilistic Reliability Analysis (PRA) + Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) + Failure Reporting and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) + Familiarity with software reliability processes and tools + Familiarity with MS Office tools, including Excel and Access + Must have strong knowledge of systems engineering concepts, principles, and techniques, along with familiarity with the DoD RAM guide and MIL-STDs related to RAM: + Monte Carlo simulation, discrete event simulation, and general simulation theory + Relational databases and programming languages + Ballistic missile defense systems + Industry-standard RAM analysis software tools such as Raptor or Relex + Must have extensive engineering leadership experience in roles such as problem definition, developing analysis approaches, designing system architecture, managing risks and opportunities, and conducting decision analysis **Preferred Qualifications:** + **Master's Degree** in Systems Engineering is highly preferred + **Certification:** INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification + **Certification:** Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF) + Supporting missile defense roles, capabilities, and requirements-based contracts is a plus **What We Can Offer You:** Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that promotes your growth, benefiting both employees and the company's success. The benefits provided by Northrop Grumman give you flexibility and control to choose options that best meet your needs and those of your family. Your benefits will include the following: + Health Plan + Savings Plan + Paid Time Off + Education Assistance + Training and Development + Flexible Work Arrangements https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx \#NGSpace \#COSpace \#NGFeaturedJobs \#C2BMC **Additional Northrop Grumman Information:** Primary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00 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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.