Staff Systems Engineer

Requisition ID : R10178136

Category : Engineering

Location : Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Sykesville, Maryland, United States of America

Clearance Type : Secret

Telecommute : No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required : Yes, 25% of the Time

Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available

Positions Available : 1

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is currently seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for our Charlotteville, Virginia or Sykesville, Maryland locations to lead our new Micro Reactor Control efforts. The incumbent should be knowledgeable in reactivity controls and is preferred to have experience in MATLAB / Simulink development for nuclear power plant applications. Must have nuclear operational plant experience. This engineer will be responsible for the steady state and transient analyses of the reactor, the power conversion cycle, as well as its support systems.

What You'll Get to Do :

Work with the Discipline Lead and System Engineers to develop analysis workflows and document them in an analysis plan in accordance with the Northrop Grumman Quality Assurance (QA) program.

Establish and perform plant modeling using MATLAB / Simulink for component sizing, operating ranges, supporting design-by-analysis, performance verification, or accident analyses.

Propose design / control solutions to system engineers, based on insights gained from the analyses.

Write reports to document the model.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelors of Science in STEM related field with 12 years experience; Masters with 10 Years experience; 8 Years with PhD.

US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Strong knowledge of reactivity control

Experience working with or for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or commercial nuclear experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Active Secret Clearance

Advanced degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering.

Familiarity with MATLAB / Simulink programming languages and scripting experience

Familiarity with programming in one or more of the following : C#, C++, Python, VisualBasic, or MATLAB.

Familiarity with industrial process control and control theory.

Practical experience with power systems, thermal energy equipment, or industrial plants

Knowledgeable about NQA-1 Quality Requirements

Salary Range : $147,700 - $244,800

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