Senior Principal IPT Lead

About the role

The Engineering & Sciences organization supporting the Advanced Navigation business area at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Navigation Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead (Sr. Principal Engineer Systems) based out of Woodland Hills, CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new navigation functions and the update of existing functions within a safety-critical software development framework (e.g., DO-178C)
• Oversee the planning and execution of navigation algorithm and software functionality
• Work closely with the Product Line Chief Engineer to develop navigation product roadmaps and lead implementation of those roadmaps within the Navigation IPT
• Ensure the IPT’s scope is executed within cost and schedule targets
• Setup and conduct Scrum/Agile ceremonies (PI planning, sprint planning, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, PI reviews)
• Determine the staffing needed and work with functional managers to adjust staffing within multiple scrum teams
• Present portions of the execution plan, technical approach, and progress to the customer community and senior leadership
• Collect, manage, and report program metrics and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) related to navigation performance and software milestones
• Expect a minimum of 10% travel (to customer, supplier, and other Northrop Grumman locations)

Requirements

• For Engineer Systems: 4 Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical fields; or a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience
• Experience in navigation, avionics, guidance, or related embedded systems development
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Experience measuring development progress against baseline estimates
• Experience directing multidisciplinary engineering teams (e.g., navigation, software, systems, test)
• Experience in software or algorithm development, integration, and test
• Experience developing unit level tests for software verification
• Experience developing system level tests for on-target functional verification
• Demonstrated exceptional communication skills

Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain/maintain a U.S Government Secret Clearance
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA

Skills

• Experience with Jira or similar Agile lifecycle management tools
• Experience utilizing Simulink (and related model-based design tools) for the development of embedded software
• Experience developing avionics navigation systems, specifically tightly coupled GPS/INS navigation solutions utilizing extended Kalman filters
• Experience defining requirements and testing performance for high precision timing systems
• Experience with DO-178C safety-critical software development processes
• Experience with DO-331 model-based software development processes
• Experience with DO-229 civil avionics standards for GNSS, including integrity validation of GPS receivers in safety-critical aircraft applications

Benefits

This position is contingent upon the successful completion of an active DoD Secret Clearance.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00