Sr Principal Engineer Systems - P/l Interface

Northrop Grumman

Dulles, VA, United States
Base: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00; bonus/equity: ann...
Spacecraft bus and payload interface management
Systems engineering and interface verification
Technical leadership and team mentoring
This position involves leading the technical effort to define and verify interfaces between spacecraft bus and payloads to meet mission requirements

Job Summary

  • This position involves leading the technical effort to define and verify interfaces between spacecraft bus and payloads to meet mission requirements.
  • Northrop Grumman offers a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and an insatiable drive to achieve what others think is impossible.
  • Employees may be eligible for bonuses, overtime, shift differentials, and a variety of benefits including health insurance, paid time off, and savings plans.

Matching Summary

This position involves leading the technical effort to define and verify interfaces between spacecraft bus and payloads to meet mission requirements.

Salary

Base: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00; Bonus/Equity: Annual bonuses and discretionary bonuses possible; Benefits: Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays and PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Spacecraft bus and payload interface management
  • Systems engineering and interface verification
  • Technical leadership and team mentoring
  • Electrical and RF/Comm payload familiarity
  • Interface control document development
  • Integration and test planning and execution
  • Travel up to 25% of the time

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with GEOStar3 Satellite Architecture
  • CommSat mission domain knowledge
  • Launch platform experience
  • Space vehicle integration and test
  • System architecture and CONOPs development
  • Process improvement and lessons learned incorporation
  • Strong problem-solving and self-starter attitude

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM or related field with 8 years experience
  • Master’s Degree with 6 years experience or PhD with 4 years experience
  • US Citizenship with ability to obtain DoD Top Secret Clearance

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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