Northrop Grumman Australia · 4 hours ago
SCS Capture - Deputy Chief Engineer
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $222K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a SCS Capture Deputy Chief Engineer to lead a Capture within the SCS Business Unit of the Global Surveillance Division. The role involves overseeing technical activities for the capture program, ensuring design decisions align with system performance and technical requirements, while also providing leadership and communication to drive issues to closure.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead a Capture within the SCS Business Unit of the Global Surveillance Division
Maintain cognizance over technical activities within the assigned portion of the IPT for the capture program
Drive design decisions, approach and baseline control while adhering to sound engineering processes in development, production, test and sustainability of the program approach
Work with the SCS Chief Engineer to ensure decisions on configuration of the capture program achieve expected system performance and meet technical requirements
Demonstrate knowledge and experience of aircraft systems including vehicle design, mission computing, communications, and sensors
Provide clear insight to leadership and drive issues to closure
Work Agile concepts across multiple fields including software, and integration and test
Familiarity with tactical weapon system software development, avionics integration laboratories, flight test, and associated data analysis and reduction
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a (STEM) discipline AND 12 years of experience on manned or unmanned aircraft systems, OR a Master's degree AND 10 years of experience on manned or unmanned aircraft systems, OR a Ph.D. AND 8 years of experience on manned or unmanned aircraft systems
Must have demonstrated knowledge and experience of aircraft systems including air vehicle, mission computing, communications, software and sensors
Must have familiarity with leading medium-large technical development and the ability to lead the Supplier reviews of technical data/performance, trade study and technical decisions and wok integration into the main NGC technical solution driving actions to closure with design team
Must have the experience in supporting Supplier SSOW, SRD and scope discussions for technical lines between organization, deliverables and expectations
Experience with Human Factor design for Human input device design for working with Vehicle layout and design approach
Experience with Requirement Development and Management supporting product, function, allocated baselines, A/C and Mission Failure Conditions for a mission processing Systems
Experience with all levels of requirement development (Weapons system, SSS, SSDS, Supplier requirements with previous SETR Experience (SRR, PDR, CDR, FCA, PCA) and Testing for requirement sell off
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Top-Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company
Preferred
Experience with Vehicle design integration with Supplier Subsystem development and integration of a subsystem to be used on an A/C platform
Experience with the SETR Process for PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR
Experience with proving technical leadership and accountability for development of capture documents for Supplier / Partner teams and technical oversite and support for the solution development through verification
Active Top-Secret Clearance that is in-scope (granted or renewed in the last 6 years)
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