Northrop Grumman · 3 hours ago
Lead Staff Electro-Optical Subsystem Engineer 5 - GPI
Chandler, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$168K/yr - $252K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Lead Staff Electro-Optical Subsystem Engineer to support the Glide Phase Interceptor Program. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to ensure integration and performance at the seeker level, overseeing development and testing of hardware, and interfacing with customers to provide technical updates.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for schedule and cost of the IPT and ensuring accurate reporting for the purposes of earned value
Coordinate the efforts between multi-disciplinary teams to ensure an integrated seeker system solution
Decompose requirements from performance basis, identify appropriate verification methodology, and evaluate performance of concept and detailed design
Interfacing with the customer to provide technical status updates on activities such as design efforts, integration status, maturation plans and procedures, and testing results
Overseeing error budgets pertaining to the seeker solution and the ability to support modeling that is used to inform either requirements or design sources of error
Develop seeker hardware, optical system research and development, data analysis, and evaluation of algorithm development as it pertains to the hardware
Overseeing vendor development activities and ensure deliverable timeframes are met
Develop and maintain a strong technical understanding of seeker systems to aid in identification and troubleshooting of potential issues and ensuring all requirements flowed from the customer’s statement of scope are addressed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Optical Engineering or Physics from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 10 years of experience, or a PhD and 8 years of experience
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Team leadership experience
Understanding of Earned Value reporting
Documented experience in Seeker development lifecycle
Experience with optical imaging systems ranging from the visible to LWIR spectrum
Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resources and other project challenges
Experience in root cause and corrective action methodologies
Experience working on real-time hypersonic missile interceptor systems
Experience in seeker algorithms design
Preferred
MS/PhD in Optical Engineering or Physics preferred
Mentoring and cross-training team members across diverse components to ensure customer requirements are met
Experience with missile systems and associated standards
Previous experience with DOD missile defense programs
Experience with relevant seeker con-ops and performance needs
Experience with EO systems including optical design, analysis and tolerancing, error budgets, opto-mech, and focal plane technologies
Experience with optical design tools: ZEMAX, Code V, FRED, NX, and Solid Works
Understanding of Fourier analysis and numerical analysis
Experience with MBSE, modeling of optical sensors to manipulate target signatures
High proficiency in MATLAB and Python toolchains
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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