Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 3 or 4 (AHT)

Principal Or Senior Principal Engineer

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 is currently looking for an experienced Principal or Senior Principal level engineer in Modeling and Simulations, Systems Engineering or Software Engineering with a strong background in C++. The successful candidate will work with our C++ based simulations of the AARGM ER family of missiles to verify weapon system requirements. This will involve assisting in developing weapon systems requirements verifications, developing scenarios to verify those requirements, analyzing the results using MATLAB or python tools, and digging into the C++ source code of the simulation to track down reasons for apparent requirements failures (Actual issue with the system itself, the system software, or the model representation in C++). The candidate will also do extensive testing of the simulations themselves to verify their suitability for weapon systems requirements verification. Later tasks will vary between software-centric or analysis-centric. The ideal candidate will have professional experience in both software engineering and systems engineering, or experience specific to modeling and simulation.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer, Modeling and Simulation Systems / Software - (Level 03) :

• BS degree in software engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, systems engineering, or a related field is required with 5 years of experience or an MS degree in areas above with 3 year of experience is required.
• Previous experience, and proficiency in developing or troubleshooting C or C++ applications on Windows, and preferably on Linux.
• Experience with either MATLAB or python, with demonstrable experience and skills in using these for data analysis.
• Experience developing requirements, devising requirements verification methods, executing those verifications, and documenting the results.
• Knowledgeable in object-oriented design principles.
• Demonstrated ability to find innovative solutions to difficult technical problems.
• Demonstrable ability to take ownership of a task.
• Sufficient background in physics to understand the basics of flight dynamics and sensors (material covered in first year engineering physics courses will suffice) or coursework in statistics beyond the general education level.
• Experience in one or more of the following :
• 6-DOF simulations
• MBSE / CAMEO
• Sensors
• Other field specifically relevant to missile simulation or verification
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbally and written) simulation analysis results to technical & non-technical team members.
• Must have a Secret level clearance. Must be able to obtain a SAP level clearance.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Engineer, Modeling and Simulation Software - (Level 04) :

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