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Perform systems engineering for integration and test: capture and flow customer requirements, perform functional and timeline analysis, allocate requirements, develop and run verification and validation tests, create simulation models, support Agile teams, and manage requirements and test data for complex systems.

Lead a systems engineering functional section (8–12 engineers) on Weapons System Integration for Sentinel/ICBM programs. Balance 20% functional homeroom management with 80% technical program work, mentor and develop staff, oversee systems integration and test, coordinate across program organizations, and support requirements, interface development, and lifecycle SE activities.

Support operations analysis and modeling & simulation to inform trade studies and requirements. Develop algorithms, physics-based models, and scripts; build and maintain simulation tools (MATLAB/Python/Simulink); run Monte Carlo and sensitivity analyses; synthesize stakeholder input, document results, and present findings. Learn tactics and support kill chain modeling across programs and platforms.

Develop and sustain mission-operational software product lines and new capabilities for a restricted SCI customer. Implement C++/Linux-based solutions across multiple subsystems, participate on Agile teams, perform test automation/DevSecOps tasks, and collaborate with stakeholders to support national security missions.

Lead a team to define, deploy, and support Global Supply Chain ERP and PLM systems (SAP S/4, Teamcenter). Manage requirements, testing, training, vendor integrations, KPI tracking, and serve as executive representative for enterprise initiatives and supplier-quality activities.

Design and document hardware architecture, components, interfaces, and performance for the Sentinel C2 system. Develop trade studies, analyses of alternatives, and design specifications toward Critical Design Review. Coordinate across systems and hardware teams to resolve requirements and architecture maturity, applying MBSE, DOORS, Cameo, and Agile methods. Lead complex stakeholder negotiations across cybersecurity, nuclear safety, and software engineering domains.

Lead design, development, integration, and testing of real-time simulation and VMS software for a hardware-in-the-loop demo. Build sensor ICDs, pose-estimation and vector-analysis pipelines, coordinate cross-functional teams, run design reviews, maintain Atlassian toolset, and drive Agile and CI processes to meet program milestones.

Prepare and maintain contract budgets and schedules, perform financial and variance analyses, maintain expenditure records, support EVM tasks (WBS, baseline, estimates-to-complete), and support audits and funding requests for government contracts.

Identify and recruit candidates for a wide range of manufacturing and operations engineering roles (manufacturing, integration, test, materials/process, propulsion, additive manufacturing, electrical, thermal, cable & harness). Positions support hardware development, testing, and ground support for aerospace/spaceflight programs. Candidates may be considered for future openings across experience levels and locations; some roles may require U.S. citizenship or security clearance.

Perform internal audits of Northrop Grumman programs focusing on Earned Value Management, financial EAC substantiation, supplier and performance management, TPMs/KPPs, and compliance. Use data analytics, ERP/project tools to analyze and report findings, present audit results, and travel to program sites up to 50%.