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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Chief Engineer - Level 7 - R10214751

Aurora, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$212K/yr - $318K/yr

16+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading technology company known for its innovative advancements in various scientific fields. They are seeking a Chief Engineer to serve as the technical authority for all aspects of engineering on program elements, leading a multi-disciplined engineering team while ensuring compliance with engineering processes and standards.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical authority for the program, to include chairing the Engineering Review Board

Responsible for leading and developing the overall program strategy and long-term vision

Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to understand business needs and align technical solutions

Be the technical point of contact to the customer for the Program of Record

Be the technical liaison and independent advisor to the program manager

Coordinate requirements development, hardware/software design, verification, and validation activities

Ensure that the program adheres to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test, and sustainment of products for our customers and is in compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards

Maintain cognizance, and ensure horizontal integration, over technical activities within program Mission Capabilities and Product Areas

Formally present technical solutions to customers and senior leadership

Support the program manager in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with system performance

Provide oversight for system architecture and design development and supporting architecture roles

Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical end results

Develop advanced technology concepts and guide their development into a final product that has a direct impact on the Program and Operating Unit

Qualification

Systems EngineeringProgram ManagementModel-Based Systems EngineeringTechnical LeadershipRemote Sensing ApplicationsJoint All-Domain CommandControlCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsMotivational SkillsDecision Making

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 16 years of relevant experience; 14 years with master's degree; 12 years with PhD

Minimum of 8 years of experience formally leading engineering teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal

Must have US Citizenship with an Active DOD Top Secret clearance with SCI at time of application

Demonstrated background of successfully applying and tailoring NG Systems Engineering Principles and Operating Practices to guide program technical design, development, and deployment of large-scale systems architectures in an agile methodology

Strong communication skills and the ability to lead the customer through reviews of technical performance

Strong collaboration skills with experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and working across BUs, divisions, sectors within NG as well as with industry partners and customer community

Ability to motivate and guide teams and activities without having formal 'ownership' of the staff supporting those activities

Be able and willing to travel up to 25% as a part of the role

Preferred

Current/previous Mission Exploitation (MEX) Operating Unit (OU) program accesses and/or Existing relationships of MEX OU customer(s) and their stakeholder needs

Experience leading the performance of technical design, production, and integration tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either a chief engineer or technical lead

Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and stakeholders across multiple Teams and Suppliers

Ten or more years of experience in remote sensing applications across multiple operating domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber)

Ten or more years of experience developing Ground systems across multiple operating domains (space and tactical implementations)

Five or more years of experience supporting development of mission-level campaign concepts of operations and Enterprise scale systems architectures

General knowledge of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and sensor-to-shooter mission areas to include current and emerging needs and technology capability gaps

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience

Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations

Demonstrated experience collaborating in multi-time-zone work environments

Demonstrated experience working in a highly-dynamic schedule environment