Staff Hardware IPT Lead

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 Mission Systems has multiple openings for Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals.  These positions will be located in Baltimore, MD, and placement will be commensurate with qualifications.

This individual will lead a cross-discipline engineering team typically greater than 10 people for a medium to high-risk project and interface with Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct cross-functional engineering teams during proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases of products in development and production phases
• Support proposal development and new program acquisition efforts
• Interpret statements of work assigned by program leadership
• Develop and execute to project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts
• Interface with functional departments to secure team staffing
• Work with suppliers and be able to articulate project requirements
• Brief internal and customer leadership on progress of work assigned

The selected candidates will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings.  The selected candidates are expected to be self-motivated, highly organized, and detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills.

This role is contingent upon holding an Active DoD Secret Clearance .

Basic Qualifications: 

• Active and current DoD Secret Government Clearance.
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 12 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or 10 years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 8 years of experience with a Ph.D. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
• Experience as Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Technical lead, or other leadership role in a program office or business function with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Engineering leadership experience in a team environment delivering and integrating system bench, RFTG, environmental stress screening, CCAs, and related test equipment
• Strong understanding of the Design, Manufacturing and Test process.
• Fluency with developing and executing project schedules with internal and external manufacturing sites
• Experience successfully capturing an executable plan, supporting a program baseline, interfacing with program management, and driving an IPT to meet cost, schedule and technical requirements on a customer funded effort.
• Experience supporting Risk and Opportunity management.
• Experience executing capital projects to procure and deliver test equipment

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in development of complex RF or Digital systems and sub-systems
• Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) managing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) projects
• PMP certification a plus
• Active and current Top Secret government clearance a plus

Salary Range: $163,200.00 - $244,800.00

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 ind