Principal / Sr Principal Engineer - Control Account Manager

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

2d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems MQ-4 Triton Program seeks a Principal Engineer Aeronautical or Senior Principal Engineer Aeronautical – Control Account Manager to support the Air Vehicle Hardware Avionics team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The applicant will join our team of engineers who support the Triton Program Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and will report to the Triton VMS Manager. The VMS IPT is responsible for the implementation of the subsystems required to maintain safe control of the trajectory of the vehicle in both up-and-away flight and on the ground. The Hardware Avionics group is responsible for management of the following subsystems: Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Radar Altimeter (RadAlt), Air Data System (ADS), flight actuation system, and the Vehicle Management Computer (flight computer). General duties for the candidate will include acting as the control account manager for the Triton development contracts.

Requirements

Basic qualifications for a Principal Engineer Aeronautical include a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience
Basic qualifications for a Senior Principal Engineer Aeronautical include a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years experience
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final U.S. adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance or higher
Experience with Material Earned Value processes is desired – including the establishment of the material baseline, BCR’s, IBR’s, submitting monthly work package status, VAR inputs/outputs to the status, CPR’s, risk register, accounting adjustments/estimated actuals, etc.
Experience with Scheduling software such as Primavera or Microsoft Project.
Proficient in analyzing large amounts of data
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Previous experience as a Control Account Manager.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance to Earned Value policies and procedures to assigned area of control accounts
Provide Earned Value Management (EVM) status, updates and other analysis of material and labor actual costs / estimates as needed, schedule projections, cost and schedule variance analysis and risk assessments
Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements
Participate in proposal preparation to include negotiations with customer
Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments and fund allocations
Develop monthly forecasts of material and labor and conduct variance analysis to submitted forecasts
Ensures value is being delivered to the customer and aligns technical, business, and execution strategies
Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing, and other departments to achieve material availability requirements to meet program schedules and needs
Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing and other departments to analyze, review and authorize material procurements and status as needed
Research and help respond to DCMA inquiries regarding monthly data submissions.
Participate in preparation for and support events such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR), Program Management Reviews (PMR) and all other EVM or audit activities. Support and brief the associated data and submission in these events
Be proficient in analyzing large amounts of data, with excellent verbal and written communication skills to confidently interact with and influence all levels of the organization.

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
a discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.