Sr. Staff Engineer - Avionics Design Group

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Space Systems is searching for an experienced Senior Staff Engineer to join the Program Engineering Management (PEM) team supporting the Avionics Design Group (ADG) within the Launch Vehicles (LV) business unit located in Chandler, AZ.

This position is 100% onsite. Relocation Assistance may be available.

 

The ideal candidate will have a broad and deep background in the Aerospace & Defense industry, with experience leading multi-disciplined engineering teams to complete avionics development programs.  The candidate PEM will:

·         Manage engineering development programs, including integrated scheduling and program execution

·         Provide technical leadership of the multidisciplinary engineering team to support the manufacturing, test, and troubleshooting of NG LV common avionics components in time to meet operations deadlines

·         Ensure that technical issues are resolved in timely fashion to minimize disruption of production activities and leads efforts to streamline and improve efficiency

·         Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to solve complex issues related to engineering and program management

·         Collaborate with other NG functional groups outside of ADG, including Configuration Management, Quality, Mission Assurance, Procurement and Manufacturing

·         Provide written and verbal status reports to internal management, communicating technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical personnel

·         Assess and evaluate the life cycle of avionics products and how they are implemented in the Launch Vehicle

·         Work with LV managers and directors to propose and execute new avionics design efforts

 

Basic Qualifications:

This position requires 14+ Years of related experience with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics; 12+ Years with Masters; 10+ Years with PhD.

·         U.S. Citizenship is required

·         Ability to obtain secret security clearance is required

·         Ability to travel 10% is required

·         Directly related experience in Program Management and Avionics/Electronics development

·         Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in resolving complex technical problems 

·         Extensive experience managing multiple projects simultaneously

·         Experience developing project cost and schedules and managing efforts via Earned Value Management System (EVMS), including Control Account Management

·         Thorough understanding of design standards, procurement processes and configuration management

·         Ability to work under