Principal Deputy Chief Engineer/Deputy IPT Lead

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

6d•$108,800 - $163,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for several Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads with hardware design and manufacturing experience. These positions are located in Linthicum, MD. This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for a very 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 an Active Secret government clearance, maintaining this level of clearance and obtaining an SAP clearance for continued employment.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or STEM-related degree, with 5 years of industry experience, or Masters degree and 3 years of industry experience. An additional 4 years’ experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
Active Secret clearance required to start.
Must be able to maintain this level of clearance and obtain an SAP clearance for continued employment.
Experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test
Experience in the BWI production factory and/or factory test cell(s)
Experience using SAP
Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift
Leadership experience that may be in areas such as project planning, cost & schedule management including tracking, manufacturing support, vendor support, design team lead, or similar.
Self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership skills with 6-month minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead or other leadership role supporting a program or business function
Experience with REX (receiver/exciter), Processor or general RF Integration and test for hardware
Knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Experience with LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production
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 a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility.
Interface with personnel in the 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.
Project planning.
Cost & schedule management including tracking.
Manufacturing support.
Vendor support.
Design team lead.
Reporting project status to program, functional management and customers.
Working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing.
Working with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process.
LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production.
Developing and executing project schedules.
Managing products in the critical path of a program.