Sentinel - Associate / Systems Engineer (Security) - 7452-2*

Northrop Grumman develops advanced defense systems and technologies for critical missions across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. The role supports the Sentinel program's Mission Defense Team by applying systems engineering, electrical engineering, STPA-Sec, and MBSE practices to identify security, safety, and availability risks and develop requirements and mitigations.

What you'll do:

• Execute combined traditional Systems Engineering principles, with a holistic system analyses approach in order to uncover any potential safety, security, or availability features using the existing STPA handbook guidelines, and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workspace
• Ability to understand and decompose systems to identify causal scenarios; aptitude to construct control structures and identify unsafe control actions
• Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components through electrical CAD and schematic reviews
• Lead and execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments
• Self-starters compelled to take action in the workplace
• Support MDT with other duties as assigned

What they're looking for:

• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have a current or ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Basic understanding of Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs
• Basic understanding Systems Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs
• Basic understanding Electrical Engineering principles
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings
• Ability to apply safety thinking to a complex system in a rapidly changing product or technology
• Ability to apply analytical methodologies to raw data in order to determine and present clear and precise findings and recommendations
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 1 years of experience, 0 years of experience with a Master's degree
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience, 0 years of experience with a Master's degree
• Active Top-Secret clearance with SAP Access
• Direct experience with ICBM Systems

Benefits:

• Relocation assistance may be available
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• A 9/80 standard work schedule, allowing employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.