Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer Program Manager (Evergreen)
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to join their team in Dulles, VA. The role involves leading engineering Integrated Product Teams to ensure successful program execution, managing technical quality, performance, and risk across engineering efforts.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Responsible for establishing the processes for and monitoring the day-to-day execution across the engineering IPTs to deliver program engineering deliverables on time and within cost, while meeting contractual programmatic and technical requirements and stakeholder expectations and measure and report Earned Value (EV) performance
Ensure technical quality, performance, cost, schedule, and risk and opportunity management across all engineering IPTs on the program, in alignment with Engineering and Division processes, program policies, and industry best standards
Ensure that the IPTs adhere to the Statement of Work (SOW) and execute rigorous change management
Ensure IPTs identify and coordinate both the staffing and resources needed to meet program objectives, including engineering design units (EDUs), simulators, emulators, and ground support equipment (GSE), with Functional Management to complete product team deliverables
Lead engineering Basis of Estimates (BOEs)and schedule development across the Engineering IPTs for program and new business, and support formal program reviews, including Proposal Signoffs, Program Start Up Reviews and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs). This includes ensuring that there are no gaps in the engineering baselines, and that there is no duplication of effort
Ensure IPTs coordinate and collaborate with Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Operations, and Integration & Test to achieve product team deliverables
Qualification
Required
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline and 14 years of applicable experience, or a Master's Degree plus 12 years of applicable experience, or a PhD and 10 years of experience
Risk & Opportunity Management experience and change control experience
Experience with multiple phases of the lifecycle of spacecraft development, build, and operations
2 years of experience in Project Management roles such as Program Manager, CAM, IPT
Preferred
5 years of experience in Project Management roles such as Program Manager, CAM, IPT Lead, or Engineering Program Manager/Lead to include earned value management (EVM)
Experience with the full lifecycle of spacecraft development, build, and operations
Active TS/SCI or Active TS clearance with existing program accesses
Communications: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that department and program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets stakeholder needs
Issue & Problem Resolution: The ability to identify and proactively address organizational and program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the organization
Program Integration: The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and controls the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion
Supplier & Subcontractor: The ability to identify, select, direct and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy
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.
Funding
Current Stage
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