Principal Database Systems/Architect Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Azusa
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

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.The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!The Principal (Level 3) Database Architect in Azusa, CA will have systems engineering duties with a specialty in database architecture and validation against spacecraft systems. The candidate is required to have a skillset domain in systems engineering such as experience in validation and test, requirements development, and experience with command and data handling of spacecraft/aircraft systems. Experience with DOD/NASA systems is preferred.The role designs, models, documents, and guides the logical and conceptual relationship of data and database changes for complex applications. Analyzes needs and requirements of existing and proposed systems, and develops technical, structural, and organizational specifications. May create standards and/or do modeling to monitor and enhance capacity and performance.Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) & 5 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field & 3 years of related engineering experience
• Knowledge of systems engineering domain (requirements development, test and validation, Command and Data Handling architectures)
• Knowledge of relational databases (i.e. Oracle)
• Experience with implementing and maintaining Oracle databases
• Proficient with writing Structure Query Language (SQL) scripts
• Ability to obtain & maintain a DoD security clearancePreferred Qualifications:
  • Experience architecting databases on aerospace systems
  • Experience with writing Python/Matlab scripts to automate data insertion/extraction
  • Experience with configuration management and version control tools such as JIRA, Git/Bitbucket
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills
  • Current & active DoD security clearance Salary Range: $92,200 USD - $138,400 USD Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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