Staff Chief Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

3d•$169,000 - $253,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead with technical background in RF integration and test for Prime Mission Equipment. This position is 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. This role is contingent upon candidates having an Active Secret government clearance, maintaining this level of clearance and obtaining an SAP clearance for continued employment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or STEM-related degree, with 12 years of industry experience, or master’s degree and 10 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 hardware design and/or hardware integration & test and/or experience moving hardware through the BWI factory
Experience with Control Account Manager (CAM) activities and the Earned Value Management system (EVMS)
Fluency with developing and executing project schedules
Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and/or customers
Demonstrated leadership skills with 1.5 years minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, program manager or other leadership position leading engineers supporting a program or business function
Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift
Mechanically focused engineer with experience making drawing updates and pushing drawing through process

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and lead a hardware team to meet cost, schedule and technical performance
Experience supporting Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and proposals
Experience with REX (receiver/exciter) through design or integration and test, Antenna Subsystem, and/or general RF Integration and test for hardware
Experience identifying and quantifying risks/opportunities
Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing
Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process
Experience managing products in the critical path of a program
Experience with LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production
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.
Develop and execute project schedules.
Report project status to program, functional management and/or customers.
Make drawing updates and push drawings through process.
Plan, execute and lead a hardware team to meet cost, schedule and technical performance.
Support Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and proposals.
Identify and quantify risks/opportunities.
Manage products in the critical path of a program.