RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Fellows are recognized experts in their fields who solve the hardest technical problems while ensuring we retain the hard-won insights needed to perform complex tasks successfully. These leaders define possible in our most important technical capability areas while identifying and cultivating essential people, processes, and tools. They are deployed against critical programs and captures, aligned with our sector’s top business priorities, and advance our products and solutions to meet customers’ missions every day.
The ideal candidate will set and drive strategy for a broad set of technical initiatives and be empowered to make decisions that significantly impact annual operating plans (AOP), long-range strategic plan (LRSP) outcomes, and the Technology Roadmap. The Northrop Grumman Fellow is expected to provide scientific, technical, intellectual leadership, as well as analytical support contributing to the advancement of growth goals. The candidate must also have a strong grasp of campaign execution, networking strategy, and possess the skills, drive, and judgement to successfully interface with senior leaders/technologists across the company and customer community.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector is seeking an NG Fellow 1 who will play an instrumental role in developing, evolving, and leading technological strategy in this skill area for the broader organization. This position will be located in Chandler, Arizona.
General responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Leadership Skills:
Strong stakeholder management skills, including presenting solutions to senior leadership.
Experience in leading organizational change and ensuring successful adoption of new technologies and best practices.
Experience mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams, including recruitment, performance management, and professional development.
Ability to strategically allocate resources and manage budgets to optimize team performance and deliver value-driven results.
Ability to influence and gain buy-in from key stakeholders, ensuring alignment and successful project delivery.
Technical Skills and Core Competencies:
Experience in Weapons Systems to include design, operation, and production
Experience with systems engineering and broad technical oversight.
Experience in developing requirements and verification plans, and negotiations with customer and user communities.
Designs research and develops highly advanced new applications resulting in product/business opportunities for the company.
Proficiency with the development of architecture and requirements for a missile system.
Experience and proficiency with Agile principles, processes and tools, Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE), DOORS requirements management, Cameo EA, and the like.
Proficiency with airworthiness certification criteria (e.g. MIL-HDBK-516C, RTCA DO-178C, DO-254) and nuclear surety standards/requirements (e.g. AFMAN 91-119).
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related field and 20+ years of related experience; 18+ years of experience with a Masters; 15+ years of experience with a PhD.
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Experience with the missile life-cycle, from conceptual design to fielding.
Experience working with IPT Leads and Chief Engineers.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with multiple types of launch platforms and interceptors.
Supervisory or management responsibilities for projects engaged in research and/or product development in more than one engineering discipline.
Primary Level Salary Range: $189,400.00 - $284,000.00
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 candidate's 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.
