Northrop Grumman

Chief Technical Architect (Sr Staff Systems Architect)

Northrop Grumman • $166K — $249K *
Warner Robins, GA 31088In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's STEM degree with 14+ years of experience, or Master's with 12+ years, or PhD with 10+ years.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance required.
  • Experience delivering RFI and RFP responses including technical solutioning and proposal development.
  • Proven capability in research and design execution.
  • Background architecting technical solutions across multiple programs.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication with technical and business leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Manage IRAD efforts by generating concepts, writing proposals, and tracking results.
  • Lead technical collaboration across organizations for IRAD and competitive captures.
  • Analyze technology roadmaps to pinpoint opportunities for the OU.
  • Consult on technical solutioning for capture efforts and program architectures.
  • Facilitate technology reuse and collaboration between technical leads within the OU.
  • Support tracking of IP and data rights stewardship for NG-owned technology.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Health insurance coverage included.
  • Life and disability insurance offered.
  • Participation in a savings plan.
  • Company-paid holidays.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal time.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Chief Technical Architect for the Integrated Mission Solutions Operating Unit (OU) in WarnerRobins, GA. The role will serve as a technology catalyst for the OU turning ideas into funded IRADs, building a reusabletechnology ecosystem, and driving both lead and support positions in newmarket captures.


Key responsibilities

  • Manage IRAD efforts endtoend generate concepts, write business cases and proposals, plan execution, and track results against BU/Division strategic goals.
  • Lead crossorganization technical collaboration on IRAD and competitive captures (crossBU, Division, Sector).
  • Analyze sector, division and BU technology roadmaps, pinpoint emerging capabilities and market opportunities to leverage or augment, develop OU technologies that complement those roadmaps, apply solutions where the OU can lead, and supply capability support for franchise pursuitsgiving the OU a strategic seat at the table while unlocking new market opportunities.
  • Consult on and lead technical solutioning for technologybased capture efforts; consult on system architectures for key new development programs, participate in proposal development and reviews.
  • Facilitate and support the OU Engineering Department Manager in driving technology reuse, modular architectures, a productmindset, and collaboration between technical leads and chief engineers across the OU and the programs they represent.
  • Support the OU Engineering Department Manager and contracts on tracking IP and datarights stewardship from conception through delivery to protect NGowned technology.

Basic qualifications

  • Bachelors STEM degree+14 years experience, or Master+12 years, or PhD+10 years.
  • Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance.
  • Proven capability in timely delivery of both RFI and RFP responses including white paper generation, technical solutioning, basis of estimates, and technical volume creation.
  • Proven research and design planning and execution (could be IRAD, CRAD, early EMD).
  • Experience architecting and deploying technical solutions across multiple programs and fostering crossprogram knowledge sharing.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership, decisive judgment with limited data, and strong problemsolving ability.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for communication with technical and business leadership.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience in multiple aspects and domains of the design and delivery of electronic based systems for military applications including (ruggedized hardware design, embedded software, and/or firmware)
  • Background as a technical authority, chief engineer, or chief architect for a large program/organization.
  • Rapid problem space decomposition (i.e. can build system architecture diagrams, block diagrams, sequence diagrams, in a quick timeframe)
  • Experience with system of system solution and architecting
  • Has demonstratable experience in situations with minimal data and loose requirements which requires technical solutions. Understands paths to acquire necessary data for solutioning.
  • Domain knowledge in electronic warfare (EW), cUAS, sensors, radar, and/or payloads
  • Demonstrated experience in development and building a business case and doing market assessments

Primary Level Salary Range: $166,509.00 - $249,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Learn more about Northrop Grumman
Size
88,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.7 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
NASDAQ
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