Production Development Systems Engineer Lead (AHT)

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$91,800 - $137,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Production Development Systems Engineer Lead Level 2 to support the Control Section team for the Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) Production program with our talented Advanced Weapons team. The ideal candidate will have experience in systems engineering lifecycle of missile / weapon system development program(s) and production experience. They will have technical knowledge in one or more of the subsystems of missile/weapon system, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry/communication, and airframe. This candidate will work directly with the program’s Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, supporting the production cadence and projects for the Control Section. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Northridge, CA. Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of two (2) years of systems engineering or related engineering experience.
Experience or familiarity with three of the following: Experience with production process/environment.
Experience using systems engineering tools, such as DOORS, CAMEO.
Experience in root cause correction action process and execution.
Experience in configuration management and product lifecycle management tool(s).
Experience developing/updating requirements, test plan, test procedures, etc., to support Production Engineering projects.
Must have demonstrated experience in providing solutions to a variety of technical problems under general supervision.
Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering approach.
Must have proven experience in communicating with peers in a methodical, detailed and process-oriented fashion.
Experience working in the defense industry or weapon systems
Experience in systems requirements development and management
Experience in system verification

Responsibilities

Supporting the CS IPT and provide systems engineering support as part of a trouble shooting team with systems matter expertise on other areas, e.g., sensor/radar, software, mechanical, electrical, and material properties).
Assist engineering solutions to a variety of technical problems and projects.
Developing/updating requirements, test plan, test procedures, etc., to support Production Engineering projects.
Perform data mining for both failure database (TipQA) and Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) data variability analysis.
Assist the efforts for Failure Trend Analysis, Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations on RF / electronics sensor systems with exposure to hardware, software, and various applications used on the projects.
Generate and present data analysis results in vu-graphs to support internal and external meetings.
Interface with team members, supervisor, project leads, and external customers in a methodical, detailed and process-oriented fashion to communicate technical briefing and program status.
Support systems engineering metrics and technical performance measurement tracking.
Support the preparation of system engineering materials during System Requirements Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, System Verification Review, Test Readiness Review, and other program reviews as needed.
Support Program Management activities as necessary to ensure cost and schedule objectives are met; support program status efforts including Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tracking and Control Account Management (CAM) activities.
Partner with Global Supply Chain to manage the technical, schedule, cost, and quality of the missile components from our subcontractors.