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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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in San Diego, CA. The selected candidate will work closely with our Program Team in various engineering functions, and suppliers to ensure the overall system meets all performance requirements and resolving technical and programmatic issues as they arise. Essential Functions: Understand and document product baselines down to hardware and software component level Root cause identification and anomaly resolution of large-scale systems Comfortable and fluent in IT systems administration and deployment Act as a systems engineering and integrator of hardware and software into the Global Hawk system Understanding of System Version Descriptions, Software Manuals, Network Description Documents Familiarity with JIRA software tool (and/or similar) for agile development environment Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's in Science degree in an STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 9 years of related engineering experience; or a Master's in STEM with 7 years of engineering related experience; or a PhD in STEM with 4 years of engineering related experience An active DoD Secret Clearance Experience in Systems Engineering Experience in IT Systems Administration Candidate must be familiar with Information Technology tools and System Administration, and be comfortable working hands-on in a lab or deployed field environment. Candidate must be able to collaborate closely with systems, software, and networking engineers, as well as field service representatives. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the Design, Deployment, Production, and Fielding of enterprise information systems Experience in computer networking Experience in VMware, Red Hat Linux, Windows Server Experience with automated system deployment tools Experience with system hardening or application of security controls 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 (https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/) we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by your start date if it is after January 18th. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.Vacancy expired!