Staff Chief Architect

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Hardware & Services organization is seeking a Chief Architect to serve as the responsible engineering authority for system architectural design in support of our U.S. Army warfighters.  IBCS is the U.S. Army’s premier command-and-control network for modern air and missile defense.  It enables "any sensor, best effector" operations by integrating diverse radars and weapon systems into a single, scalable, open-architecture network to defeat advanced multi-domain threats.  In the current phase of the program, the Chief Architect will collaborate with the customer and internal stakeholders to guide the future capabilities roadmap and solution next-generation IBCS architectures.  In this role, the Chief Architect  will have the unique opportunity to Define Possible and thereby revolutionize how U.S. and Allied Forces integrate across all domains, and push the boundaries of advanced warfighter capabilities.

The Chief Architect is accountable to the Chief Engineer and responsible for  creating, evolving, and maintaining the architecture of the system to meet operational needs. This requires collaborating cross-functionally to manage known constraints such as cost, schedule, and risk, while tailoring the system requirements margins relative to the risk in compliance with the Key Performance Parameters (KPPs).

The ideal candidate must have experience leading large-scale, multi-disciplinary engineering teams in the development of defense systems, with a focus on delivering innovative, mission-critical solutions. As Chief Architect, the candidate is expected to provide scientific, technical, intellectual leadership, as well as analytical support contributing to the advancement of sector growth goals and engineering excellence.  The candidate must also have a strong grasp of campaign execution and possess the skills, drive, and communication acumen to successfully interface with senior leaders/technologists across the company and the customer community to provide technical expertise and guidance.  The Chief Architect must understand defense regulations and compliance requirements, including ITAR, DFARS, and cybersecurity mandates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sets and drives strategy and technical solutions for initiatives on the program
• Provides consultation and independent review leadership as a senior technical lead and subject matter architectural expert in engineering.
• Engages with the government customers and internal stakeholders to define the architectural roadmap and disruptive technical solutions .
• Leverage agile methodology to accelerate innovation, enabling rapid prototype design and test
• Champion technical opportunities with a winning spirit
• Drives adoption of new technologies and leads technical teams in adopting technologies to benefit execution.

• Drives innovation by staying up to date on emerging technologies, methodologies, and trends in defense engineering to share with program teams.
• Champion the adoption of digital engineering and enterprise solutions to enhance program outcomes.
• Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level chief architects and perform knowledge transfer, helping to grow and strengthen engineering execution on the program.

Basic Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14+ years of engineering experience OR Master's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12+ years of engineering experience
• 3 - years of experience in a senior technical leadership defining, evolving, and maintaining end‑to‑end system architectures and ensuring alignment with Key Perfo