Missile Integration Technical Lead - 20695
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Missile Integration Technical Lead / Senior Staff Systems Test Engineer to join the Sentinel program, supporting enhancements to the U.S. Space Force’s ICBM capabilities and strategic deterrence. The position may be based in Roy, Utah, or Promontory, California. Relocation assistance may be available. The role requires a Secret security clearance and includes travel approximately 10% of the time. The Technical Lead serves as the technical authority and primary decision maker for program milestones, including System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and subsequent flight-test phases. The position coordinates test planning and execution, hardware and software verification, data collection and analysis, and technical deliverables to meet performance, safety, and schedule objectives. The role also leads integration, test, and assembly of the AVE for developmental flight testing and works across subsystem, element, system, and segment teams. The successful candidate interfaces with software developers, systems engineers, customers, and other stakeholders; prepares and delivers test presentations for program reviews and customer deliverables; participates in technical exchange meetings; and supports program deliverables. This is a full-time position with a standard 9/80 work schedule: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off.
Requirements
- 14 years of experience with a bachelor's degree in science, 12 years with a master's degree, or 10 years with a Ph.D. (T06 level).
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret or higher security clearance; ability to obtain any required program-specific clearance.
- At least 5 years leading large, cross-functional missile or launch-vehicle programs.
- Experience driving program execution through acquisition lifecycle phases such as SRR, PDR, CDR, or flight-test execution.
- Experience serving as technical-approval authority for drawings, analyses, test plans, or related work products.
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to senior leadership, customer partners, and range authorities.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading formal development programs.
- Ability to identify and escalate nonconformances, test anomalies, and hardware issues and coordinate root-cause and corrective-action activities.
- Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time.
- Ability to work a standard 9/80 schedule.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing, developing, testing, integrating, or analyzing missile systems and subsystems, including propulsion, aerodynamics, flight control, structures, or guidance-navigation-control.
- Experience with flight-test campaigns, including planning, execution, data capture, and post-test analysis.
- Experience initiating and institutionalizing process improvements that became organization-wide best-practice templates.
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical authority and primary decision maker for program milestones, including SRR, PDR, CDR, and subsequent flight-test phases.
- Coordinate test planning, hardware and software verification, data collection, result analysis, and technical deliverables to meet performance, safety, and schedule objectives.
- Execute integration, test, and assembly of the AVE in preparation for developmental flight testing.
- Integrate hardware from subsystem teams and interface with element, system, and segment teams.
- Interface with software developers and systems engineers in support of integration and test activities.
- Write and deliver test presentations for program reviews and customer delivery (CDRL) development.
- Participate in technical exchange meetings and interface with internal and external customers.
- Identify and escalate nonconformances, test anomalies, and hardware issues; coordinate root-cause and corrective-action activities with appropriate engineering teams.
- Drive program execution through acquisition lifecycle phases and act as technical-approval authority for drawings, analyses, test plans, or related work products.
- Translate complex technical information into clear briefings for senior leadership, customer partners, and range authorities.
- Mentor junior engineers and lead formal development programs.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Educational assistance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs and Work/Life Solutions
- Paid time off
- Health and wellness resources
- Employee discounts
- Disability insurance
- Company-paid holidays
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
