Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 day ago
Chief Engineer Level 4
United States-Florida-Cape Canaveral
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$123K/yr - $184K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, and they are seeking a Chief Engineer - Level 4. This role will serve as the definitive technical authority for all aspects of engineering on program elements, leading a multi-disciplined engineering team to manage technical performance while meeting cost and schedule requirements.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical authority for the program, to include chairing the Engineering Review Board
Be the technical point of contact to the customer for the Program of Record
Be the technical liaison and independent advisor to the program manager
Coordinate requirements development, hardware/software design, verification, and validation activities
Ensure that the program adheres to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test, and sustainment of products for our customers and is in compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards
Maintain cognizance, and ensures horizontal integration, over technical activities within program Product Areas
Formally present technical solutions to customers and senior leadership
Support the program manager in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with system performance
Provide oversight for system architecture and design development and supporting architecture roles
Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical end results
Develop advanced technology concepts and guide their development into a final product that has a direct impact on the Program and Operating Unit
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of related experience; or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of related experience
4 years of experience formally leading engineering teams/and or organizations
Experience leading customers through reviews of technical performance
Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and working across BUs, divisions, sectors within NG as well as with industry partners and customer community
Ability to travel up to 25% as a part of the role
US Citizenship required
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
Preferred
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
Deployment of large-scale systems architectures in an agile methodology
Experience leading the performance of technical design, production, and integration tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either a chief engineer or technical lead
Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations
Demonstrated experience collaborating in multi-time-zone work environments
Demonstrated experience working in a highly-dynamic schedule environment
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