Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 1 day ago
Space Vehicle Chief Engineer
United States-Virginia-Dulles
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$0/yr - $0/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a Space Vehicle Chief Engineer to support missions critical to national and global security. The role involves serving as a technical advisor, managing technical reviews, and mentoring junior staff while ensuring adherence to sound engineering processes.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serving as the primary technical advisor to the program manager
Assisting senior program leadership on shaping customer acquisition strategy
Leveraging NG capabilities and technologies to meet customer goals and objectives
Coordinating internal responses to cross-segment issues and providing high level briefings on major decision points to senior leadership ensuring that all engineering teams adhere to sound engineering processes, in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards
Planning and managing technical reviews
Working with the lead systems engineer to ensure that givers/receivers, GFx and other roadblocks are quickly identified and countered
Leading / supporting on-ramp of new system capabilities through studies or ECPs
Managing the integration of multiple, complex payloads onto an existing platform
Mentoring, training, and directing junior staff
Qualification
Required
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
BS Degree in Engineering or related technical field and at least 12 years of applicable experience, or an MS Degree and 10 years of applicable experience
Experience with space mission development / architecture, as well as spacecraft design and development
Experience working medium size or larger Government programs
Experience leading a team of engineers
Proposal Experience
Experience in the Space Security Domain
Preferred
>10yrs of direct experience with Space systems
Current Program access
Exposure to Northrop Grumman space vehicle design and production
Knowledge of aerospace environmental testing standards
Experience with ground segment design, development, and sustainment
Established network of contacts in other NG divisions/sectors/programs
CAM / engineering project management experience
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