Systems Engineer - Modeling Simulation Lead R10215594

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Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance type:
Top Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 25% of the time.

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. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems – Modeling and Simulation Lead. The position is located in Roy, Utah and supports a restricted program within Advanced Programs.

• Lead Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) team under the direction of the program lead systems engineer for a restricted capture effort.
• Coordinate development of multi‑physics models across disciplines that feed overall mission‑level effectiveness simulation, including coordinating across multiple security levels.
• Responsible for the schedule for development of models that feed overall mission‑level effectiveness simulation.
• Responsible for developing the technical baseline of the mission‑level effectiveness model.
• Perform assessments of mission effectiveness and use results to inform milestone reviews.
• Perform Design‑of‑Experiments (DOE) studies at the mission‑level and apply statistical post‑processing methods to extract useful information to inform system requirements development.
• Contribute to development of system models across various disciplines.
• Routinely out‑brief Executive Leadership Team on program MS&A progress/status (technical, schedule, staffing, etc.).
• Negotiate/deconflict support staffing with programs of competing priority; liaise program needs for MS&A to support organizations.
• Manage hardware and software resources for execution of MS&A tools/environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) with at least 12 years of related experience (10 years with a master’s; 8 years with a PhD).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last six years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Experience with mission‑level simulation and analysis (Red vs. Blue, e.g., ITASE, AFSIM, HLA Federations, etc.).
• Fluent in one or more object‑oriented programming language (Python, C++, etc.).
• Experience performing large‑scale DOE studies and performing post‑processing to extract useful information (variance decomposition, bootstrap sampling, etc.).
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

• Experience with Linux‑based High‑Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience developing/deploying distributed simulations or several single‑threaded simulations in‑parallel.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly pick‑up new concepts and physics.
• Experience with Git.
• Experience leading junior engineers to achieve technical objectives.
• Experience writing proposals for capture efforts.

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Standard work schedule is 9/80 (nine‑hour day Monday–Thursday, alternate Friday off). Competitive relocation assistance package may be offered. Primary level salary range: $ – $.

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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit Northrop Grumman EEO Statement. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full‑time. Job function:
Information Technology. Industries:
Defense and Space Manufacturing.