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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Sr Principal Engineer Systems in Plymouth, MN. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 9 years of experience, first listed on November 4. The advertised pay is $135,800–$203,600 a year. The description mentions Cybersecurity. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 4 of them in Plymouth, MN. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 4 Software & IT openings in Plymouth, MN today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $136,000 a year at the midpoint.
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Northrop Grumman advertises $135,800 to $203,600 a year, a midpoint of $169,700 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 52% of the 100 software & IT jobs in Minnesota that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $178,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Minnesota tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 22 states. Most are in software & IT (93), operations (11) and engineering & mfg (8). The biggest locations are Roy, UT (20), San Diego, CA (11) and Baltimore, MD (10). 2% of them are remote, 8% are open to entry-level candidates and 98% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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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.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’s Armament Systems Business Unit is looking for a Systems Engineer to join the Specialty Engineering team in Plymouth, MN. The Specialty Engineering team supports munition, fuzing, and weapon system development programs. Members of the Specialty Engineering team are Systems Engineers who support multiple engineering domains including: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
Responsibilities of the Position:
- Work with and mentor team members to plan and execute specialty engineering tasks from the Specialty Engineering domains to support a wide variety of programs. Specialty Engineering domains include: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
- Perform detailed Specialty Engineering analyses in close collaboration with design engineering throughout weapon system development programs. Examples are: Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and System Hazard Analysis (SHA).
- Lead Safety Programs from planning to successful safety acceptance with Safety Review Boards.
- Perform as a lead Specialty Engineer in design reviews, failure investigations, and customer working group meetings.
- Support bidding and proposal work in collaboration with Specialty Engineering Manager.
- Work with Systems Design Engineering team to define, track, and verify requirements that support system development objectives tied to specialty engineering domains.
- Work with Test Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to define processes and procedures that permit safe conduct and execution of test events and manufacturing of systems.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline + 9 years of experience; or master’s degree plus 7 years of relevant engineering experience experience.
- U.S. Citizenship
- Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
- Experience working closely with engineers from various engineering disciplines. These disciplines include: Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Production Engineering.
- Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the following engineering domains: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE Certification, and Unit Production Cost Modeling
- Familiarity with standard Microsoft Office products and ability to learn new toolsets.
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience leading technical efforts
- Experience performing engineering analyses (e.g. Hazard Analysis, FMECA, FTA, etc.)
- Aerospace and defense product experience
- Experience with Design Qualification planning efforts.
- Experience with MIL-STD-882E System Safety, or equivalent system safety standard
- Expertise in multiple relevant Specialty Engineering domains (e.g. Safety, Maintainability, Reliability, Cybersecurity etc.)
- Certification in a relevant engineering domain or discipline (e.g. CSP, CISSP, CSEP, CRE, etc.)
- Experience presenting technical information to large audiences
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