Staff Systems Engineer - Verification Lead - Futures

Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer - Verification Lead (level 5) to join its team. This position is in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, AL and will support Special Programs & Futures within the Command Systems Business Unit (BU) within our Strategic Deterrent Systems division.

What you will get to do:

The selected Staff Systems Engineer - Verification Lead will lead the planning, execution, and closure of verification activities. Additionally, this individual will be defining and managing the verification strategy across all levels (unit, integration, system) and applying all relevant verification methods (inspection, analysis, demonstration, and test). The Verification Lead will also develop test plans and oversee subcontractor development of test procedures and subcontractor execution of those test procedures in lab environments and representative operational environments to ensure requirements are fully verified and traceable.

• Own the verification strategy for this phase of the program lifecycle, ensuring comprehensive coverage of system, subsystem, and component requirements.
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of the System Level Verification plans, including approach, methods, environments, and success criteria to include documentation of verification assessment and evidence.
• Lead definition and refinement of verification requirements and ensure bi-directional traceability between system requirements, verification methods, and verification results.
• Select and apply appropriate verification methods for each requirement, including Test, Analysis, Inspection, and Demonstration
• Lead and coordinate a subcontractor team responsible for developing test procedures and executing functional tests, ensuring alignment with program requirements, verification strategy, configuration control, and Northrop Grumman quality, safety, and schedule expectations.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers supporting verification and test activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 12 Years with bachelor’s in science; 10 Years with masters; 8 Years with PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Top Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)
• 4 years of experience leading or significantly contributing to verification and/or test activities on complex aerospace, defense, or similar high-reliability systems.
• 4 years of experience in leading a high-paced product development and test/demonstration team
• 3 years of experience with all major verification methods: test, analysis, inspection, and demonstration.
• 3 years of experience writing and executing test plans and analysis plans.
• 3 years of experience developing and using concepts of operations and operational scenarios as a basis for test planning.
• 3 years of demonstrated working knowledge of requirements development and management, including traceability and verification closure.
• 3 years of experience working with CAMEO or similar MBSE management tools
• 2 years of experience developing and executing integrated hardware and software testing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Verification Lead, Test Lead, or IV&V Lead on a major development or sustainment program
• Multi-disciplinary engineering exposure (software, hardware, electrical) and strong ability to communicate cross functionally
• Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to present complex verification plans and results to internal leadership and customers.
• Experience working with teamwork cloud, STK, NX, & Matlab
• Experience with environmental qualification (e.g., thermal, vibration, EMI/EMC) and related test standards (e.g., MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461) as applicable to your program.
• Experience leading technical activities with subcontracted teams, including defining scope, reviewing deliverables, and holding suppliers accountable
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) / Control Account Management (CAM) including development, analysis, and reporting of cost/schedule performance metrics

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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