CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman CWI division, IBCS Synchronization team is seeking a Synchronization Engineer whom will Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analysis is performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. This is a on-site position located in Huntsville Alabama.

Synchronization Engineers are responsible for having the knowledge to properly identify the high-level tasks needed to enable IBCS development synchronization. These key positions will ensure HW and SW capabilities mature to support on time deliveries of Major End Items and support the fielded systems with a customer-centric approach.

The Synchronization Engineer specific responsibilities include: 

        Manage scheduled integration points across the IBCS program

        Mentor Junior Sync Engineers and provide direction in accordance with the Sync Lead

        Identify dependencies between the HW and SW ARTs 

        Build and maintain the following in Jira and Confluence: 

o   Program Roadmap 

o   Project plans 

o   Product and release backlogs 

o   Work dependency list

        Facilitate and assist in maintaining a product testing roadmap

        Participates in the following: 

o   Daily Program Scrums 

o   Product Owner Synchronization Meeting 

o   Executive Action Team

o   Backlog Refinement 

o   Mission Synchronization Meeting 

o   Solutions Sync Meeting 

o   HW/SW Working Group Synchronization Meeting 

o   Configuration Control Board 

        Serve as a customer interface point

        Identification and mitigation of program and production risks 

        Coordination of cross-team activities and planning to include: 

o   ECP Testing 

o   Acceptance Testing 

o   Program Increment Planning

Basic Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, the candidate must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below.

• DOD Secret security clearance
• Systems Engineer 4: requires 9 years with Bachelor of Science; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD. Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• Systems Engineer 3: requires 5 years with Bachelor of Science; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD. Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• Experience in architecture & requirements development for network-centric, software intensive DoD systems.
• Management of system and component baselines in a requirements management system
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong understanding of the Agile Environment and Processes (Product Owner)
• Experience with Risk Management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Missile Defense experience
• Experience with architecture modeling tools (e.g., Rational System Architect, Rational Software Architect, MagicDraw, Cameo Enterprise Architecture)
• Experience in development of U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense systems (e.g., IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS)
• Detailed understanding of Command and Control (C2) functioning
• Detailed understanding of defense planning and task force laydowns

Salary Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00Salary Range 2: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.