Staff Chief Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman has an immediate opportunity available for a Staff Chief Engineer located in Baltimore, MD.

What You'll Get To Do:

The Staff Chief Engineer is responsible for the technical direction and execution of all aspects of engineering on a program including design, development, implementation, integration, testing, and delivery of product to the customer. The Staff Chief Engineer is the technical leader for the program engineering team, and also serves as technical advisor to the program manager. The Staff Chief Engineer is typically the primary technical point-of-contact to the customer. The Staff Chief Engineer coordinates across the program’s Systems Engineering team and other engineering teams. The Chief Engineer ensures that all engineering teams adhere to sound engineering processes, in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.

Roles and 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.
• Collect and provide required data for Northrop Grumman MS program reporting of engineering performance.
• Serve as the technical authority for the program, including serving as chair of the Technical Review Board.

• Serve as engineering team liaison for communications to/from Program Management, Manufacturing, Operations, customers, and other functional organizations.
• Oversee technical content for system design reviews (SDR) (e.g., System Requirements Review (SRR), System Functional Review (SFR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), System Verification Review (SVR), and Test Readiness Review (TRR)) including entrance and exit criteria.
• 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 if required with all Product Team Leads to resolve engineering conflicts.
• Support the program manager in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with system performance.
• 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 

Basic Qualifications:  
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with a minimum of 11 years of related experience or a Master’s degree in STEM with a minimum of 9 years of related experience or a PhD in STEM with a minimum of 7 years of related experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields.
• U.S. Citizenship is required and an active DoD Secret clearance required and SAP eligibility. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment.
• Experience leading technical teams 
• Experience in systems development, integration, and test  
• Willingness to work on-site full-time in a program area

Preferred Qualifications:  
• Master’s degree or PhD in STEM or technical management
• Domain expertise in defense electronic systems
• Understanding of DoD systems engineering requireme