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Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago

Space Vehicle Chief Engineer – Sr. Staff Systems Engineer (TS/SCI) - R10218534

Dulles, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$193K/yr - $289K/yr

12+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a qualified Systems Engineer to serve as the Chief Engineer for a Space Vehicle Development program. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team, providing technical oversight, and ensuring adherence to engineering processes while supporting customer acquisition strategies and managing complex payload integrations.

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

Lead/Provide major support to the entire space segment technical team

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 complex payloads onto an existing platform

Mentoring, training, and directing junior staff

Qualification

Space mission developmentSpacecraft designTeam leadershipSpace Security DomainCommunication skillsData drivenSchedule drivenProblem solverMentoringProject management

Required

Bachelor's Degree STEM or related technical field, and 14 years of applicable experience; a Master's Degree and 12 years of applicable experience; or a PhD and 10 years of applicable experience

Must possess a current or active Top Secret / SCI Clearance at time of application

Experience with space mission development / architecture, as well as spacecraft design and development

Experience working small- or medium-size Government programs

Experience leading a team of engineers

Demonstrated strong communication skills (verbal and written) with experience briefing executive and customer leadership

Experience in the Space Security Domain