Northrop Grumman Australia · 17 hours ago
Systems Engineer Level 4 Technical Lead (AHT)
United States-California-Northridge
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
4+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in innovative technology solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for the AARGM-ER Production program. This role involves providing engineering leadership for the Guidance and Control sections, managing technical risks, and ensuring the delivery of mission-critical capabilities.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for the Guidance and Control sections, directing engineering effort across hardware, software, sensors, radar, mechanical, electrical, and material domains
Partner with the Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) by providing technical insight and guidance to ensure that technical risks, trade‑offs, and performance data are incorporated into program‑level decisions on cost, schedule, resource allocation, and overall execution
Develop and deliver engineering solutions to a wide range of technical problems and projects affecting both sections
Oversee the creation, updating, and maintenance of requirements, test plans, and test procedures that support Production Engineering initiatives for guidance and control functions
Perform data mining of the failure database (TipQA) and Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) data to identify variability and trends
Lead Failure Trend Analysis, Root‑Cause, and Corrective‑Action investigations on RF/electronics sensor systems and control subsystems, interfacing with hardware, software, and related applications
Generate and present analysis results in visual graphs for internal and external meetings
Interface methodically with team members, supervisors, project leads, and external customers to deliver technical briefings
Support systems‑engineering metrics and technical‑performance‑measurement tracking for guidance and control section activities
Provide Technical support to the IPTL as they partner with Global Supply Chain to manage the technical, schedule, cost, and quality of missile components from subcontractors for both sections
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline + 8 years of systems-engineering or related experience, or MS in an engineering discipline + 6 years of systems-engineering or related experience, or PhD in an engineering discipline + 4 years of systems-engineering or related experience
Expertise performing in a production process/environment
Experience with root-cause-correction-action processes and execution
Demonstrated ability to lead a technical team to complete engineering efforts
Experience with configuration management and product-life-cycle-management tools
Proven ability to communicate methodically, in detail, and in a process-oriented fashion with peers and stakeholders
Active DoD Secret Clearance
Preferred
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches
Background in the defense industry or weapon-systems development
Expertise in systems-requirements development and management
Experience in system verification and validation activities
Proficiency with systems-engineering tools such as DOORS or CAMEO
Experience establishing and maintaining the product technical baseline for a production-phase program
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