Northrop Grumman Australia · 4 months ago
Staff EO/IR Portfolio Technical Lead
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $222K/yr
14+ years expNorthrop Grumman Australia is a leading company in aerospace technology, and they are seeking a Staff EO/IR Portfolio Technical Lead to join their team. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate electro-optical infrared systems, ensuring system performance and operational effectiveness while collaborating with stakeholders and managing project roadmaps.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Technical team leadership participating in technical peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, flight test requirements verification, and sustainment
Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance, through the Systems Engineering “V”
Ensure performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements and assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments
Perform long-range strategic planning and influencing the project/program roadmap
Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization
Lead/Perform requirements analysis, development, allocations and tracking
Lead/Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, run detailed trade studies, translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Lead/Perform modeling sensor performance, predicting performance as installed on airborne platform
Provide design assessments and perform verification checks
Develop technical system integration and verification plans and track their progress
Lead/Perform cost trades; perform risk analysis, develop mitigation plans and track closure; develop test criteria definitions and test plans
Lead the development of the subsystem specifications and interface control documents
Lead Supplier Management Teams overseeing vendor selection, procurement, and vendor oversight
Guide all activities in the System Engineering “V”, with MBSE Digital Engineering and Agile design methodology
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Significant background in EOIR technology and system design for airborne platforms
Experience in the modeling of EOIR systems to assess performance
Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
Preferred
Demonstrated mathematical problem-solving ability and data analysis experience
Demonstrated interpersonal communication, presentation skills, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently
Master's in STEM field with EOIR background preferred
15+ years of technical engineering experience
Experience in the development of mathematical algorithms for sensor implementation
Experience in the development of software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations of sensors and other platforms
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase