Staff Chief Engineer

About the role

This position is located in Linthicum, MD. This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility. They will interface with personnel in the Factor Test Cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance. In addition, they will brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility
• Interface with personnel in the Factor Test Cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance
• Brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress

Requirements

• Current, Active government Secret Clearance
• Experience with Front End Design (FED), RF Electronics, RF Cabling, COTS procurement and testing, and System Cabling
• Experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test and/or experience moving hardware through the BWI factory
• Demonstrated proficiency in Control Account Manager (CAM) activities and the Earned Value Management system (EVMS)
• Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and/or customers
• Demonstrated leadership skills with 1.5 years minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, program manager or other leadership position leading engineers supporting a program or business function
• Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or STEM-related degree, with 12 years of industry experience, or master’s degree and 10 years of industry experience
• An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable
• Fluency with developing and executing project schedules
• Experience managing products in the critical path of a program
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo, MagicDraw, IBM Rational DOORS)
• Experience supporting Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and proposals
• Experience with REX (receiver/exciter) through design or integration and test, Antenna Subsystem, and/or general RF Integration and test for hardware
• Experience identifying and quantifying risks/opportunities
• Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing
• Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process
• Experience with LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production

Skills

• PMP certification
• Active and current Top Secret government clearance

Benefits

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00

Schedule

Primary Level Salary Range: Full-time, Day Shift