Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Sentinel Sr Staff Engineer Mechanical - 16632
Northrop Grumman is a leading defense systems company that offers revolutionary opportunities for its employees. They are seeking a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead technical oversight for Major Maintenance Vehicles, ensuring alignment of supplier technical activities with the program's technical baseline.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy
Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines
Develop Major Maintenance Vehicles Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders
Assists Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for Major Maintenance Vehicles Request for Information (RFIs ) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc
Responsible for Major Maintenance Vehicles proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations
Review and approve Major Maintenance Vehicles’ technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Partner with the SMTL to align Major Maintenance Vehicles technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints
Establish and track technical goals and commitments for Major Maintenance Vehicles to drive maturity and ensure high-quality execution
Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring Major Maintenance Vehicles technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps
Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with Major Maintenance Vehicles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 10 years of related engineering experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR)
Experience working with DOORS, CPLM, and other configuration management tools
Experience with the systems engineering “V” and different phases of the acquisition lifecycle including requirements development to acceptance testing
Experience in managing a technical baseline
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Prior Supplier Management Experience on a Program in the Development phase
Technical evaluations of supplier proposals & subsequent contract negotiations
Experience in managing technical risks and opportunities
Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) or being a control account manager (CAM)
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
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.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase