Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

101d•$142,200 - $212,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 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 DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Top Secret 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.