Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

3d•$108,800 - $203,600•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 factor 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. This is a Dual-level opening, candidates will be considered at both a level 3 (Principal Engineer) or 4 (Sr. Principal Engineer) based upon the Basic Qualifications listed below.

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 the BWI factory and/or factory test cell(s)
Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift
Bachelors degree in electrical or mechanical engineering with 8 years of industry experience, or Masters degree and 6 years of industry experience. An additional 4 years’ experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
Active and current Secret government clearance
6-month minimum experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test
6-month minimum experience in the BWI factory and/or factory test cell(s)
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

Nice To Haves

Experience with REX (receiver/exciter), Processor or general RF Integration and test for hardware
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 LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production
Fluency with developing and executing project schedules
Experience managing products in the critical path of a program
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 factor 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, or similar.
Hardware design and/or test equipment design.
Hardware design and/or hardware integration & test.
Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead or other leadership role supporting a program or business function.