Northrop Grumman · 3 weeks ago
Systems Engineer - Level 5 - R10215809
Chandler, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$153K/yr - $229K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company seeking a System Engineer – Level 5 to join their Program Engineering Management team within the Launch Systems business unit. This role involves providing technical oversight, ensuring compliance with requirements, and supporting program execution for ongoing development activities and new business capture.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Help all AWS programs achieve 100% mission success
Support Program Management Team with broad technical experience and down-and-in technical guidance to support engineering
Maintain working relationships with the Customer, providing timely communication and engaging to resolve technical questions posed by the Customer
Guide teams preparing for flight operations with rapid review of change engineering
Deliver quick and thorough resolution of non-conformances and other challenges that might arise, including leading failure investigations and presentation of findings to internal and customer review boards
Act as a motive force to implement prioritized Digital Transformation efforts as directed by the LS business unit
Bring mature engineering leadership to the coordination and performance of internal reviews like ERB, CCB, IFRR and design reviews
Ensure coordination between programs on common technical issues and strategic initiatives
Support Flight operations at offsite locations
Ensure that designs and hardware builds meet all internal and Customer requirements, especially across engineering discipline boundaries. Provide justification and adjudicate through proper boards any deviations or waivers to such requirements
Perform other duties, as necessary, commensurate with the role of Program Engineering Manager
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science Engineering degree plus 12 years of experience; Masters of Science Engineering degree plus 10 years of experience
Candidate must have an active Secret security clearance with the ability to receive a Top Secret clearance
U.S. Citizen
Ability to Travel Occasionally (6-8 trips/year)
Demonstrated verbal and written communication excellence with customers and all levels of management. Exceptional leader of a multi-disciplined team
Thorough understanding of design standards, procurement processes and configuration management
Ability to work under limited supervision and properly mitigate risk
Multi-disciplinary engineering experience -or- system engineering experience
Experience with tactical weapon missile systems including design, test, integration, and field operations
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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