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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Requisition ID: R10178269 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:

May be available

Positions Available:

1

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is currently seeking a

Senior Principal 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. Will be part of a dynamic, cutting-edge design team by characterizing reactor and power conversion system behavior in terms of capabilities, constraints, and interactions with other systems. 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. The purpose of the model may relate to component sizing, studies to determine 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 model.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelors of Science in STEM related field with 8 years experience; Masters with 6 Years experience; 4 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

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