Consulting Chief Engineer - Advanced Tactical Programs Operating Unit

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 Mission Systems is seeking a Consulting Chief Engineer for the Advanced Tactical Programs (ATP) Operating Unit (OU) within Baltimore and Partnered Sites Division’s Tactical Fighters Business Unit (BU). This leader will be responsible for Engineering program execution across all programs within the ATP OU portfolio and represent the Engineering & Sciences organization as part of the OU Director’s staff. This position will be located in Baltimore, MD and is a full-time on-site position and will report to the Tactical Fighters Engineering Execution Director.

What You’ll Get to Do: 
The individual will be responsible for technical execution, technology development strategies, and programmatic coordination across the OU in addition to:

• Partner with OU Director, Program Directors, and Engineering organization leaders to oversee Engineering execution, strategy, and decision making across the portfolio of programs.

• Oversee key technical decision making across the portfolio of programs and adjudicate decisions between Engineering Program Manager, SEIT Lead, and System Architect leaders when necessary.

• Host regular technical leadership interchanges for Engineering Program Manager, SEIT Lead, and System Architect leaders ensuring collaboration across leaders, interconnection across programs, and flow of information.

• Serve as Program Review Authority for Engineering program health, status, problem resolution / RCCAs, metrics, proposals, cost and schedule performance, risks and opportunities.

• Represent Engineering at BU and OU levels for strategic and tactical decision-making ensuring technical leadership team voice is heard and team is informed of final decisions.

• Develop and/or review Engineering-content for program executive briefings and represent Engineering in executive level reviews.

• Serve as technical spokesperson on Engineering execution to the Customer.

• Report Engineering program situational awareness to Engineering organization leaders.

• Lead select risk mitigation, issue investigation, or opportunity initiatives.

• Support proposal development and review for new program acquisition efforts.

• Review financial predictive metrics and Comprehensive Estimates at Completion with team ensuring predictable performance to plan.

• Regularly reassess Program Engineering team structure, leveling, roles and responsibilities, and staffing levels to ensure program execution success.

• Partner with peer functional leaders including Business Management, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, and Operations to ensure cross-functional collaboration for program performance.

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP). 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 16+ years of experience, a Master's degree with 14+ years of experience, or a PhD with 12+ years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or other related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Active U.S Government Secret Clearance.

• Ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access (SAP).

• Demonstrated success leading high performance, cross-functional technical teams.

• Experience in systems, hardware, and/or software engineering for architecture, design, integration, verification/validation, production, and/or post-production support in a military/aerospace product environment.

• Demonstrated ability to act as the technical point of contact to Executive leadership and/or Customers stakeholder addressing tech