Sr. Principal Chief Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

16d•$135,800 - $203,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead with hardware design and manufacturing experience. This position is located in Linthicum, MD. This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for an important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility. They will interface with personnel in the factory test cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance. In addition, they will brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress. The selected candidate will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings. The selected candidate is expected to be self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills. These roles are contingent upon candidates having a current Active Government Secret clearance. These roles are contingent upon Program Award.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or STEM-related degree, with 8 years of industry experience, or master’s degree and 6 years of industry experience. An additional 4 years’ experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
Active Secret clearance required to start.
6-month minimum experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test
6-month minimum experience in factory production and factory test environment
Demonstrated project leadership skills with 6-month minimum experience leading an Integrated Product Team (IPT) of engineers and support staff and/or other leadership roles supporting a program or business function.
Available full-time onsite at the Northrop Grumman BWI facility in Maryland during first shift.

Nice To Haves

Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and customers
Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing
Knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process
Experience with Integration and testing at the Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) or Line Replaceable Module (LRM) levels
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
Active and current Top Secret government clearance a plus

Responsibilities

Lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for an important sector priority program.
Interface with personnel in factory test cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance.
Brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress.
Perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings.
Manage products in the critical path of a program.
Develop and execute project schedules.