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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.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.\nNorthrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!\nNorthrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 4 for the development and ongoing support of new and existing designs used in surface ship and submarine launcher systems for the US Navy based out of Sunnyvale, CA. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.\nThe successful candidate will support current and future system testing for launcher programs for developmental and currently deployed launcher systems and maintain the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Perform functional analysis, scheduling analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation/verification and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into test objectives, test requirements and test plans. Perform activities for system\nintegration, installation, test, operation, maintenance and disposal. Develop test system architecture, develop test plans and procedures, execute testing in accordance with these plans and procedures, and communicate test results.\nThe ideal candidate has the ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects simultaneously. You enjoy working collaboratively and have strong written and verbal skills. You demonstrate strategic big picture thinking and sound\ndecision making.\nTravel is regular, consisting of visits to customer for technical reviews, meetings for test planning, and significant in-field test conduct. Travel may increase in frequency as system test activity increases during actual test events. Candidates must be able to support up to 50% travel.\nBasic Qualifications Systems Engineer Level 4:\nBachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 8+ years of relevant work; experience, a Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of relevant work experience or a PhD with 3+ years of experience\nExposure to EVMS, CAM and project management activities\nExperience authoring and leading teams of engineers in the generation of test plans and procedures for mechanical systems\nExperience developing test objectives, linking those objectives to requirement verification and developing success criteria\nExperience leading test meetings/working groups\nExperience with stakeholder management including senior internal and external leadership\nExperience authoring, and leading others in the generation of test reports\nExperience authoring and leading others in the generation of BOEs and proposal support\nExperience with in-field test execution leadership of both internal, commercial partner and customer/governmental POCs\nExperience with hands-on mechanical and electrical integration\nExperience with instrumentation, data acquisition, and data processing\nExperience with resource management and test site support scheduling/coordination\nExperience supporting RCCAs, FRBs fault-tree analysis etc\nExperience leading TRRs and providing input to major milestone reviews (SRRs, PDRs, CDRs etc)\nExperience with significant independent decision making as well as multi-tasking across multiple programs/efforts simultaneously\nExperience mentoring junior engineers\nProficient with MS Office\nMust be able to travel up to 50% as needed\nMust be a U.S. citizen\nMust have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 15+ years of relevant work experience\nExperience with naval missile launcher systems and testing\nExperience with requirement verification and RVTMs\nExperience with test range airspace management and coordination\nExperience with crane lifting and handling operations\nExperience in both a commercial and military shipyard environments\nExperience supporting major EVMS milestones such as CEACs, IBRs or compliance audits\nExperience with DOORS\nExperience with agile and scrum methodologies\nExperience with confluence and JIRA\nExperience with EVMS and CAM activities\nExperience with hands-on mechanical and electrical integration both on land and at sea in remote locations requirement independent decision making\nExperience in bottoms-up test site planning including site surveys, test site integration through to demobilization\nExperience with both prototype, development, qualification and tactical fielding of systems\nExperience with field engineering, sustainment, logistics planning\nExperience with ordnance handling requirements\nExperience in relation to system safety and human factors engineering\nExperience in the development of Tier 1 and Tier 2 schedules\nExperience with IMS input or management\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. 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