Principal Engineer Electronics - Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead (San Diego CA)
About The Position
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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Engineer Electronics - Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead to join our team in San Diego, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization. The Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead will report to the IPT Lead and is the IPT’s and Global Supply Chain’s (GSC’s) primary interface to the supplier for communication or payload systems. The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative/team setting across all levels of the organization. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. Once established in role, the position could potentially offer a hybrid work environment. Scheduled telework days are approved at manager's discretion. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience
- Must have experience working with aerospace electronic systems, Comms systems, and/or payloads.
- Must have Supplier Management Experience
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (or higher) with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation with the ability to obtain and maintain an U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
Nice To Haves
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Program Management experience / completion of Project Management Professional course
- Experience as a cost account manager (CAM) or similar
- Experience with: Managing suppliers as part of a government/DoD contract
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- T&M, CPFF, FFP contract types
- Supplier statement of work (SSOW) generation
- Requirements development/flow down
- Contract negotiations
- Technical evaluations of proposals
- Product lifecycles and government acquisition process related to selling, development, LRIP/production, sustainment
- Repair management, DMSMS evaluations, MRP requirements
Responsibilities
- Coordinating the efforts of the SMT, including engineers, the subcontracts administrator, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, cost account manager, scheduler, and material planner.
- Coordinating and managing the execution of all phases of supplier performance including planning, proposals, new capability development, production, testing, deliveries, and sustainment.
- Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents).
- Reporting supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
