Staff Systems Engineer (SEIT Lead)

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has an opening for a Staff Systems Engineer (SEIT Lead). We are looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer (SEIT Lead) based out of Orlando, FL. These other location may also be considered: Huntsville, AL., McLean, VA., Bellevue, NE.

As a Staff Systems Engineer (SEIT Lead) at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Cross-Domain Handling of Releasable Data (CHORD) portfolio. CHORD is a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) two-domain Cross Domain Solution (CDS). The CHORD portfolio comprises multiple contract awards and with various customers. The successful candidate will be exceptionally meticulous, collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & personal responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of seeking the best performance from everyone.

The Staff Systems Engineer (SEIT Lead) will be responsible for managing the technical execution of the program across all disciplines.  They will establish and maintain the technical roadmap, direct the technical teams across all disciplines including software, cyber, systems, infrastructure, test and gateware.  The SEIT Lead will maintain awareness of status across all disciplines, break down barriers, establish and monitor engineering processes, and communicate status and challenges with program leadership. 

The successful candidate shall have experience driving all technical disciplines to complete the mission, be proactive, forward-looking, and able to communicate effectively with both engineering and program management.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field and 12 years of related technical experience; Master’s degree in a STEM field and 10 years of related technical experience, or PHD in a STEM field and 8 years of related technical experience.

• Current DoD Secret Clearance.

• Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams on DoD Programs.

• Demonstrated experience interfacing with the customer.

• Ability to multi-task and balance in order to move multiple tasks forward at once

• Experience documenting processes and procedures.

• Hands on experience developing and performing real-time executable mission plans.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience coordinating directly with customers and end users for requirements development and detailed design.

• Experience overseeing development of a large and complex software system for a US DoD Customer.

• Experience maintaining a system level roadmap for the entire development lifecycle of a large complex software system that operates within a "system of systems" environment.

• Experience leading and coordinating efforts across systems engineering, software engineering, cyber engineering, logistics and fielding, and integration and test throughout the entire development lifecycle for a large and complex software system.