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Northrop Grumman · 6 days ago

Space Vehicle Chief Engineer - R10217955

Dulles, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to support missions critical to national and global security. The role involves serving as the primary technical advisor, coordinating internal responses, and managing technical reviews while mentoring junior staff.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.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

Space mission developmentSpacecraft designTeam leadershipProposal experienceSpace Security DomainData drivenSchedule drivenProblem solverEngineering project managementMentoring

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