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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.

The Defense Systems Engineering organization is seeking the Engineering Sr. Principal Engineering Talent Lead to enhance our engagement, partnership, and effectiveness within the technical community.  The Sr. Principal Engineering Talent Lead will join the Defense Systems (DS) Sector engineering organization and partner with HR and Organizational development to help drive technical development and the technical talent strategy for the DS technical workforce through three primary activities:  1) understanding the sector’s current & future technical talent development needs, 2) defining, developing, and deploying strategic content and programs, and 3) ensuring training resources are accessible and relevant to users.  In support of this mission, this role will provide thought leadership, strategic design, and sector execution of technical talent development solutions. This position can be based out of Roy, UT; Huntsville, AL; Northridge, CA; and Redondo, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

The Sr. Principal Engineering Talent Lead collaborates across the sector, applying a technical engineering focused lens to support the design, digitally enabled, and deployment of development learning resources.  As the Sr. Principal Engineering Talent Lead, you will:

• Engage senior leaders, including the VPs of HR, Technology, Quality, Engineering, & Manufacturing, as well as subject matter experts and sector stakeholders to shape priorities and talent development efforts in support of program execution.
• Support and provide guidance from an engineering domain expertise to the development of new technical learning & development resources through definition of requirements / use cases, design, development, and delivery
• Coordinate with partners from across the enterprise on cross-sector engineering development programs and resources to drive engineering talent excellence within all critical skills domains
• Create/advance methods to track, measure, and validate value of the TD programs and resources to ensure return on investment, operational efficiency, and scalability/sustainability
• Lead creation of development roadmaps and competencies for critical skills, including mapping of existing resources, gap analysis, and project/action plan
• Support and understand the needs of workforce development to help in the creation of a clear understanding of engineering talent competency gaps and a practical plan to fill them.
• Support the development of a plan to help create a work environment that nurtures talent through diversity and a supportive culture that includes providing different career paths that help engineering talent develop critical engineering skills for the DS Sector.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineering Talent Lead:

• Must have a:  
  • Technical background in Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis, or C2 and Battle Management Architectures
  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
  • Master’s degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries and influence without authority
• Technical background
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience driving technical or business innovation
• Experience leading/facilitating group sessions (e.g., development session, ERG event, planning session)
• Learning and development or UX experience, (e.g., instructional design, e-learning, storyboarding)
• Active Secret Security Clearance (or higher)

Salary Range: $114,900.00 - $199,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.