Principal Systems Engineer (Technical Change Integrator)

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.

 

 

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics System is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (Technical Change Integrator) on the Triton program in San Diego, CA.  The successful candidate will act as a Project Engineer for various engineering changes and guide Responsible Engineers through the change process with a focus on technical execution and affordability. They will bring enthusiasm and an innovative mindset focused on technical and process execution including streamlining where necessary.

This role requires a minimum on-site commitment of two days per week at the discretion of the Program Lead with a preference for full-time on-site presence.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS ROLE INCLUDE:

•   Oversee technical, cost and schedule performance for complex technical projects for a wide range of systems and technologies.

•   Drive the development of technical solutions, lead the effort with Responsible Engineers (REs) to prepare the change request packages and lead the effort from approval to completion.

•   Ensure all change requests meet technical requirements to progress through the change management lifecycle to include presentations at Enterprise Technical Change Boards.

•   Coordinate gathering of impacts and estimates for the proposal.

•   Manage execution of projects and technical tasks to completion and provide regular status updates to leadership.

•   Coordinate with team and program leadership to continually evaluate tools and processes used in Change Management and suggest/implement opportunities for improvement.

•   Facilitate Programmatic Change Boards (e.g. TRB, CCB1/2/3/4, and JCCB) as needed.

•   Update Teamcenter Enterprise and/or JIRA CR Tracker maintaining CR metadata.

•   Candidate should have good working knowledge of engineering documentation process(s), MS Office suite and the Atlassian toolset (JIRA and Confluence).

•   Candidate should also have strong communication and collaboration skills demonstrated in their previous work history.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM field (Science, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's degree in STEM; 1 years with PhD in STEM
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teamcenter, JIRA proficiency.
• Experience in Systems and Mission Systems Engineering or Systems Integration and Test.
• Experience in Engineering Change Management and understanding of Change Management principles.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and the engineering drawing release process, including Manufacturing Engineering principles.
• Familiarity with uncrewed systems and engineering associated with uncrewed designs.

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We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge.

Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:

• Free Education Advice: Call 855-222-2