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Northrop Grumman · 1 week ago

Engineer - Level 5 : Avionics Design Group - R10216456

Chandler, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$139K/yr - $209K/yr

10+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in aerospace and defense, seeking an experienced Systems Engineer - Level 5 to join their Program Engineering Management team supporting the Avionics Design Group. The role involves managing engineering development programs, providing technical leadership, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful avionics development and program execution.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Manage engineering development programs, including integrated scheduling and program execution

Provide technical leadership of the multidisciplinary engineering team to support the manufacturing, test, and troubleshooting of NG LV common avionics components in time to meet operations deadlines

Ensure that technical issues are resolved in timely fashion to minimize disruption of production activities and leads efforts to streamline and improve efficiency

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to solve complex issues related to engineering and program management

Collaborate with other NG functional groups outside of ADG, including Configuration Management, Quality, Mission Assurance, Procurement and Manufacturing

Provide written and verbal status reports to internal management, communicating technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical personnel

Assess and evaluate the life cycle of avionics products and how they are implemented in the Launch Vehicle

Work with LV managers and directors to propose and execute new avionics design efforts

Qualification

Program ManagementAvionics DevelopmentEarned Value ManagementRisk ManagementBusiness AcumenTechnical LeadershipAnalytical SkillsAgile DevelopmentCommunication SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 10 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 8 years of related engineering experience

U.S. Citizenship is required

Ability to obtain US DoD Secret security clearance is required

Ability to travel 10% is required

Directly related experience in Program Management and Avionics/Electronics development

Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in resolving complex technical problems

Extensive experience managing multiple projects simultaneously

Experience developing project cost and schedules and managing efforts via Earned Value Management System (EVMS), including Control Account Management

Thorough understanding of design standards, procurement processes and configuration management

Ability to work under limited supervision and complete projects on time and on budget

The ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the entire program life cycle

The ability to establish and apply a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline

The ability to effectively plan, define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required is performed

The ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program

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

The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance

The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs