Associate Level 1 or Level 2 Modeling & Simulation Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a m Associate Level 1 or Level 2 Modeling & Simulation Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position requires on site support and will be located in San Diego, CA. The candidate must be within a commutable distance from  the work location.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and translate friendly/adversary tactics into mission-level models such as AFSIM
• Performs operational analysis and mission effectiveness analysis
• Participate in Agile project framework
• Model operational environments and perform trade studies via computer simulation
• Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance, through the Systems Engineering “V”
• Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization
• Develop software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations
• Develop, integrate, and use advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools
• Technical knowledge and working with object-oriented programming languages (C, C++) and scripting languages (Python, MATLAB)

• Relying on strong interpersonal and leadership skills

This requisition may be filled at the Associate Level 1 or Level 2 based on requirements listed below.

Basic Qualifications:

At a Level 1 Associate Engineer Level:

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and at least some relevant academic / military experience

At a Level 2 Engineer Level:

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and at least 2 years of relevant professional / military experience

At Both Levels:

• Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

• Must have experience in AT LEAST one of the following:
• Mission Engineering
• Mission Data Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination
• Friendly/Adversary CONOPs and tactics
• Modeling and Simulation of Radars, Missiles, Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS), Air/Ground/Maritime/Space Platforms
• Electronic Warfare (EW), Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP), Electronic Countermeasures
• Low Observables (LO)
• Radio Frequency (RF)/Infrared (IR)/Electro-Optical (EO)/Acoustic Modeling & Analysis
• Computer Networking & Communications
• Data Science

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering

• Experience with System of Systems modeling tools: AFSIM, Suppressor, or Brawler

• Familiarity with AGILE, MBSE, and/or system architecture frameworks

• Experience with version control tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, or Gitlab, etc.)

• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to present and brief technical data to all levels of leadership within the organization

• Active Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $76,200.00 - $114,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

The 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.