Principal Ground Systems Maintenance HW Integration Lead Engineer/Sr. Principal Ground Systems Maintenance HW Integration Lead Engineer

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.

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. 

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal Ground System Maintenance HW Integration Lead Engineer/Sr. Principal Ground System Maintenance HW Integration Lead Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

**This position may be filled by either at the Principal Ground System Maintenance HW Integration Lead Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Ground System Maintenance HW Integration Lead Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.**

The Ground Systems Maintenance (Mx) HW Integration Lead is responsible for integration activities supporting cloud-based and physical ground maintenance information related systems within the Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems.  This position pushes innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances within a diverse team of individuals in an Agile environment. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, produce, implement, and sustain optimized products involving cloud-based ground system technologies.  Candidate will interface with a matrixed, cross-sector geographically dispersed team and provide status updates within the IPT & Program and directly to the customer on an occasional basis.

Essential Functions:

• To provide insight and knowledge transfer to others on internal and external technical solutions to solve complex problems.

• Demonstrate ability to formally present technical solutions to leadership.

• Provide guidance and direction to other technical employees in the application of  systems engineering principles and techniques to achieve practical end results locally and at remote customer sites.

• Prioritize and identify Maintenance related Ground Systems customer needs in meeting strategic goals. 

• Work closely with the Product Owner to manage customer expectations through continuous engagement with customer stakeholders to understand evolving requirements.

• Monitor progress during sprints (Agile), while to adapting to feedback and changing priorities.

What You’ll get to Do:
Collaborates with Mx Product Owner to organize work so that the integrated team can review, commit, and execute within a defined period. Prioritizes key areas of work during a program increment, ensures that the Maintenance team understands the intent and requirements of feature and user story definitions, and that the team is aligned on all acceptance criteria. Supports quarterly Release Planning Events (Agile) for incremental product releases in alignment with Program software release schedules and/or related milestones, to support Ground Systems operations.  Attends issue resolution boards with integration activities sup