RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
DescriptionR&AD has an opening for a
Senior StaffChief Engineer to join our
Battle Management Operating Unit (OU) located in
Redondo Beach or El Segundo, CA.In this role, the successful candidate will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team executing research & development projects within the Battle Management OU. This team conceives, develops, demonstrates, and transitions cutting-edge technologies in the Advanced Autonomy, Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2), and Battle Management Architecture, Systems, and Technologies (BAST) domains. Activities within the OU span the spectrum from applied research through operational demonstrations, including such industry leading capabilities such as the Talon IQ Next-Generation Autonomous Testbed Ecosystem.
Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:- Serve as the technical authority for the OU, providing technical direction and leadership to internally funded and contracted activities
- Serve as the focal point for definition and control of technical requirements, and ensure technical coordination and horizontal integration across projects
- Serve as the principal technical interface with the customer and company senior leadership
- Ensure that programs adhere to sound engineering principles and comply with relevant company policies, procedures, and quality standards
- Oversee and ensure technical performance measures are being met by the Engineering team within allocated cost and schedule resources
- Serve as the chairperson of the Technical Review Board (TRB)
- Support program managers in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with technical performance
- Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to technical contributors in the application of systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical end results
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor of Science degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline and 14 years relevant professional/military experience; OR a Master of Science degree in a related STEM discipline and 12 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM disciple and 8 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated professional experience related to air vehicle flight autonomy, mission autonomy, battle management command & control architectures/implementations, or networking and communications technologies.
- Demonstrated experience with interfacing with customers and company leadership
- Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and experience working across multiple Business Units within a company, as well as with industry partners and customer community through strong collaboration skills.
- Active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP) and TS / SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
- Ability to travel up to 15%
Preferred Qualifications:- Active DoD Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, one or more SAP clearances
- Familiarity with US Government customer community in one or more relevant areas
- Experience across multiple phases of program lifecycle, including business development, business acquisition, research & development, production and sustainment.
- Experience as a Chief Engineer or technical lead with the planning and execution of technical design and integration tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all technical requirements
- Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain, ambiguous or difficult situations
- Excellent organizational and written communication skills, as well as project management planning and presentation skills
Primary Level Salary Range: $192,800.00 - $289,200.00
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.
