Sr Staff Chief Engineer - ICBM Sustainment (15942)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Senior Staff - Chief Engineer in our SDS Division. This leadership role will be located in Roy, Utah.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

• The definitive technical authority for all aspects of engineering on all program elements (hardware/software/support/test) and leads a multi disciplined engineering team managing the technical performance of the program meeting cost and schedule requirements including subcontracted elements
• Coordinates requirements development, hardware/software design, verification, and validation activities
• Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test and sustainment of products for our customers and is compliant with company policies, procedures, and quality standards
• Maintains cognizance over technical activities within program IPTs and ensures horizontal integration of the best engineering practices across the company
• Continually coordinates with the systems engineering and program integration team (PIT) leader to ensure the execution of program statement of work and baselines and serves as the technical point of contact with the customer
• This role will be the Chief Engineer assigned to ICBM Sustainment, responsible for controlling the technical baseline through change board control
• Coordinates between Systems Engineering and product engineering teams to facilitate system requirements compliance, modeling and analysis, hardware/software design, verification, validation, and integration activities across elements contributing to design and delivery
• Additional responsibilities to include support on the Sentinel program in the Chief Engineers Office, as required in addition to ICBM Sustainment support

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with at least 14 years of progressive engineering experience; 12 years with Master’s; 10 years with PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Extensive background in missile systems
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills, decisiveness, and ability to make sound technical judgments with limited information
• Well-versed, skilled, and disciplined in system engineering processes

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master’s Degree in STEM
• 5+ years of ICBM experience
• Experience with nuclear command and control ground and launch systems
• Experience with nuclear surety, hardness, and weapon system safety
• Candidate must have good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and good oral and written presentation skills

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package