Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 2 months ago
Sr. Staff Lead Missile Systems Engineer (AHT)
United States-California-Northridge
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$193K/yr - $289K/yr
12+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, currently seeking a Senior Staff Lead Missile Systems Engineer to support their Stand-in Attack Weapon missile program. The role involves planning and executing system engineering core functions, managing engineering metrics, and ensuring technical performance while adhering to cost and schedule requirements.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test and sustainment products for our customers and is compliant with company policy, procedures, and quality standards
Manage the vertical and horizontal technical and performance integration throughout the product teams and program life cycle
Develop and manage key design criteria and technical performance measures
Manage the weapon system architecture through application of model-based systems engineering practices and the object-oriented system engineering methodology
Manage the performance of system-level verification activities
Support the CE and PMO in the status, issues, and challenges
Plan and execute early integration activities with external stakeholders
Plan and execute all test related program reviews such as Test Readiness Reviews
Ensure that key System Engineering milestones and accomplishments are met or completed in accordance with program schedule
Perform risk management IAW the program risk management processes
Provide subject matter expertise and technical ownership of critical system functions that cross multiple subsystems
Review system/subsystem design documentation and models for technical correctness and completeness
Ensure proper engineering rigor across engineering design activities via process, and documentation/modeling practices (IAW Functional Best Practices and Principles and Operating Practices (PrOP))
Effectively communicate the SiAW weapon system technical baseline to internal and external stakeholders
Provide support to the Risk and Opportunities Management Board and the resulting risk mitigation and opportunity capture actions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline and a minimum of fourteen (14) years of engineering experience; or a Master of Science in an engineering discipline and a minimum of twelve (12) years of engineering experience
Experience in Systems Engineering leadership on major Government Systems acquisition programs leading teams of 20 or more
Experience with systems integration, test execution, test results documentation, and verification of missile systems
Experience with systems designs with Model-Based Systems Engineering
Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams
Experience in leading complex system/subsystem requirement, design, integration, test, and verification
Theoretical knowledge of the System Engineering V-Model and hands on experience executing the systems engineering workflow
Mentoring and providing career development direction to junior engineers
Current Government Secret security clearance adjudicated within the past 5 years and be able to be cleared for a Special Access Program (SAP)
Preferred
Prior leadership experience in IPT or SEIT Lead roles or equivalent
Experience in Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA)
Experience in digital engineering
Team player with a strong work ethic and initiative to perform in a cross functional team
Excellent decision making and communication (written and oral) skills
Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving skills, and creativity
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