Advanced Programs Chief Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Defense Systems is seeking an Advanced Programs Chief Engineer.  This position is located in Roy, UT, Huntsville, AL, or Bellevue NE  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Lead a multi-disciplined engineering team.

• Guiding the technical performance of the program.

• Providing support to program management in meeting technical performance requirements, staffing, cost, and schedule requirements.

• Coordinates requirements development, hardware/software design, verification, and validation activities.

• Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the rapid development, prototype production, and developmental test activities and is compliant with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.

• Maintains cognizance over technical activities within program IPTs and ensures horizontal integration of the best engineering practices across the company.

• Continually coordinates with advanced programs leadership team to ensure the execution of program statement of work.

• Serves as the primary program technical customer interface and some travel will be required.

• Expected to work collaboratively and with influence to gain commitment and performance from all team disciplines, program customers, business operations and contracts as needed to drive required business outcomes.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 16 years of related experience, or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 14 years of related experience, or PhD with 12 years of experience.

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.

• 10 years experience providing technical leadership of an engineering team or teams.

• 5 years experience detailed design and engineering and manufacturing development.

• 3 years experience with DoD weapon systems technology.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline

• A minimum 14 years of related experience with a Masters’s degree

• Active Top Secret DoD Security Clearance with a periodic reinvestigation closed within last five years

• Excellent technical leadership, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills with both internal staff and external customers and partners

• Strong partnership/collaboration skills. Demonstrated ability to partner cross-IPT/cross-discipline within a team

• Strong program execution skills; Demonstrated ability to meet program technical, cost, and schedule milestones.

• Ability to integrate, engage, and lead team to perform at top level of performance.

• Ability to leverage experience/background to bring alternative ideas/solutions to the team

• Experience with technology needs identification, categorization/assessment, application, and maturation including TRL and MRL definitions

• Experience with rapid prototyping and demonstration

• Experience with hypersonics and hypersonic environments

• Must possess excellent interpersonal, planning, and communication skills and possess experience in technical management.

Salary Range: $178,600.00 - $296,300.00The 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.