Senior Staff Chief Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Baltimore, MD

61d

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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. The Advanced Mission Capabilities program family anticipates a near-term need for a Sr. Staff Chief Engineer on a restricted program from the Linthicum, MD location. The candidate selected will be responsible for technical execution and programmatic coordination on what is expected to be a significant new capability. What You'll Get To Do: The Senior Staff Chief Engineer is the technical leader for the program engineering team, serves as technical advisor to the program manager, and is typically the primary technical point-of-contact to the customer. The Sr. Staff Chief Engineer coordinates across all disciplines within the program to ensure that all engineering teams adhere to sound engineering practices and operate in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 14 years of experience, master's degree with 12 years of experience or Ph.D. with 10 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• A current / active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• Experience leading technical teams
• Experience with the technical development and direction for all aspects of engineering on a program, including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of product to a customer.
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills, decisiveness, and ability to make sound technical judgments with limited information.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in STEM or technical management
• Exceptional communication skills
• An interest in and an aptitude for customer engagements at technical and programmatic levels
• Domain expertise in defense sensor systems
• Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements
• Experience coordinating directly with customers and end users for requirements development and detailed design
• Experience coordinating with external subcontractors and suppliers
• Current Top Secret clearance, SAP access(es), and/or SCI access

Responsibilities

• Manage the technical development and direction for all aspects of engineering on a program, including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of product to a customer.
• Serve as the technical authority for the program, including serving as chair of the Technical Review Board.
• Provide direct guidance to internal and external team members regarding technical development
• Serve as engineering team liaison for communications between Program Management, customers, and other functional organizations.
• Ensure integration of the overall technical plan within the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Ensure overall technical quality and performance for all engineering content for the program.
• Ensure the program adheres to sound engineering processes in development, production, test, and sustainment in accordance with company policies, processes, and quality standards.
• Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives within their associated programs.
• Collaborate and arbitrate engineering conflicts between Product Teams.
• Support the program manager in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with system performance.
• Lead the responses to proposal solicitations, including architecture definition, BOE generation, and written volume creation.
• As needed, articulate and execute proposal solicitations to potential subcontractors.
• Perform any program specific responsibilities allocated to the role by the engineering functional and program management.
• Coordinate between the System Architect, SEIT Lead, Product Team Lead(s), program manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees