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Northrop Grumman · 6 hours ago

Chief Engineer - Level 7 - R10217037

Aurora, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$212K/yr - $318K/yr

16+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Chief Engineer to join their Space Superiority Division in Aurora, CO. This role will be the definitive technical authority for all engineering aspects of the program, leading a multi-disciplined engineering team and ensuring adherence to sound engineering processes while managing technical performance to meet cost and schedule requirements.

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 Technical Review Board or Deployment/Production, and providing oversight for requirements development, hardware/software design, verification, and validation activities

Ensures that the program is adhering 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

Maintains cognizance over technical activities within program Mission and Product Areas and ensures horizontal integration of the best engineering practices

Ensures the execution of program statement of work

Regularly takes a leadership role in providing insight and knowledge transfer to others on internal and external technical solutions to solve complex problems

Demonstrated ability to formally present technical solutions to senior leadership

Be the technical liaison to the program manager and the technical point of contact to the customer

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

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

Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product that has a direct impact on the Program and Operating Unit

Qualification

Systems engineeringReal-time software developmentAgile PracticesTechnical leadershipAWS deploymentsComplex systems integrationTechnical proposalsCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsMotivational skillsDecision-making skills

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 16 years of 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 current TS/SCI at time of application

Background AWS deployments, FEPs, IA, and complex interfaces

Understanding of nuances operating hardware at customer sites

Experience with real-time software development/deployment

Must have familiarity with leading large technical proposals and the ability to lead the customer through reviews of technical performance

Strong collaboration skills with experience working across multiple internal divisions as well as with industry partners and customer community, with strong communication skills

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

Clear understanding of Agile Practices and Methodology applied to engineering efforts

Preferred

Prior engineering experience within the US Space Industry

Demonstrated background of successfully applying systems engineering principles to guide program technical design, development, and deployment of large-scale systems architectures

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

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

Experience leading design, production, and integration of complex systems

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

Demonstrated effectiveness in achieving results through managing people and understanding and management of internal processes and customer/supplier relationships

Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.)

Ability to collaborate and achieve consensus when dealing with groups from diverse organizations and backgrounds

Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations

Breadth of technical background (all domain physical, security, phenomenology)