Sr Staff Systems Architect Engineer (Solutions PO) (26-304)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Staff Systems Architect Engineer (Solutions PO) (26-304) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Overview: The C2BMC program is a key component of the Missile Defense System (MDS). It enables the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and Combatant Commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to plan missile defense operations, monitor the battle, and dynamically employ networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC delivers layered missile defense capabilities and serves as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems worldwide. This role sits at the heart of an integrated solutions architecture and systems engineering effort, working on a multi-company team to define the operational, physical, functional, and technical architectures that shape an evolving C2BMC capability. As the Product Owner for the architecture, you will own the backlog of architecture artifacts, prioritize capability delivery, and ensure that each increment aligns with stakeholder expectations and mission priorities. You will architect missile defense command-and-control and battle management systems, leveraging existing COTS/GOTS components while ensuring full DoD interoperability. A core responsibility is turning high-level mission needs into cohesive hardware/software solutions: analyzing requirements, articulating desired capabilities to developers, engineers, subject matter experts (SMEs), and users, and producing and maintaining system models, interface control documents, and functional flow diagrams. You will design and develop new systems, modernize legacy platforms, drive the roadmap for architectural evolution, lead portions of the design effort, and support internal and external design reviews with clear written and oral technical presentations. Essential Functions: Serve as the architecture Product Owner for C2BMC solutions, owning the architecture backlog, prioritizing features and capabilities, and ensuring alignment with stakeholder and mission needs Work with a multi-company, cross-functional team to define operational, physical, functional, and technical architectures for evolving C2BMC capabilities Architect missile defense command and control and battle management systems that leverage COTS/GOTS components while ensuring compliance with DoD interoperability standards and constraints Translate high-level mission and operational needs into integrated hardware/software solutions, including clear requirements, capability descriptions, and architectural views