Deputy Chief Engineer: Staff Systems (TS/SCI req)
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) is seeking a Deputy Chief Engineer for a radar ground system with an emphasis on a new operational system.
The successful candidate will have broad Systems Engineering lifecycle knowledge, the ability to manage changes and present options for managing scope and dependencies to the technical and management teams in concise briefings. This role is expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment and to be highly self-motivated.
The ideal candidate is a leader who is experienced leading other Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads and who excels in keeping the program management and the customer informed.
This position may be located at either our Morrisville North Carolina or Aurora Colorado locations. (Compensation varies per location)
If business allows, this position could have the potential of a hybrid work schedule allowing 1-2 days a week working remotely and 3-4 days a week working onsite at the Northrop Grumman facility.
Basic Qualifications
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application [US citizenship is required]
Must have the ability to successfully complete a polygraph
Must have a completed STEM degree with below years of experience in systems engineering [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]
12 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)
10 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)
8 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD (STEM)
Must have experience on all of the below:
Experienced in leading large, geographically dispersed teams
Experienced in building teams
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Experience with Agile development
Experience with effectively managing, communicating, and presenting technical roadmaps and technical subjects to project and program management, other technical managers, and customers
Experience managing technical dependencies across teams
Experienced leading a software team
Experience with SW solutions running in C2S or AWS
Preferred Qualifications
Favorably adjudicated polygraph
Familiarity with space vehicle ground segment design
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
Familiarity with Cameo
Experience with Cloud technologies
Experience with requirements verification
Accomplished leader with proven leadership and communication skills
Experience as a Chief Engineer/ Deputy Chief Engineer or Chief Architect / Deputy Chief Architect
Experience with mission management, tasking and scheduling, and/or mission processing
To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support
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