Staff Engineer Survivability - Operations Analysis Software Product Owner (California)

Relocation assistance may be available. This position requires an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance at time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAPs). Travel is required, approximately 10% of the time. This role is 100% onsite in El Segundo, CA, and follows a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) Center of Technical Excellence (COTE) Survivability Design and Analysis is seeking a Staff Engineer Survivability - Operations Analysis Software Product Owner. This role will oversee the development, maintenance, and deployment of an Operations Analysis and Mission Engineering tool capable of capturing operational effects with physics-based modeling of sensors and advanced detection and tracking algorithms to determine Mission Effectiveness and Survivability of multiple platforms. This tool supports the Operations Analysis community across NGAS Divisions and Programs, with opportunities for collaboration across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Product Owner of a software development team.
• Act as the CAM, keep budget updated, and manage staffing plan.
• Collaborate with NGPCN lab manager to ensure the development team has adequate lab hardware and software resources.
• Coordinate vertically and horizontally with multiple engineering teams and organizations to prioritize stakeholder needs.
• Work with stakeholders, both internal and external, to develop solutions to solve Government needs across multiple programs and advance warfighter capabilities.
• Own the integrated Product Roadmap, defining the priorities of software capabilities consistent with stakeholder mission needs.
• Iterate Product Roadmap with the stakeholder to address evolving priorities.
• Decompose stakeholders’ needs to create, refine, and prioritize the product backlog; support all aspects of backlog refinement and story mapping.
• Drive performance of the team to accomplish sprint and release commitments, escalate and remove impediments, and participate in status and progress reporting to senior management.
• Engage in Program Increment (PI) Planning Activities; ensure PI objectives reflect customer priorities and business value, identify risks and dependencies for the Scrum Team and across the program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Software Development experience.
• 2+ years of CAM experience.
• 2+ years of EVM experience.
• Product Owner Certification.
• An active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance current and within scope at time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAPs).

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Operations Analysis and/or Mission Engineering Experience.
• Experience in MATLAB, Python, C#, or C/C++ or other advanced programming languages.
• Knowledge of domain-specific radar principles, including signal processing, target acquisition, target tracking, resource management, discrimination, and battle manager interfaces.
• Familiarity with air vehicle sensors (RF, EO/IR, radar, ESM, SAR, etc.), data processing/fusion, data links, navigation, or vehicle control.
• Familiarity with USAF modeling and simulations tools such as AFSIM, Suppressor, ESAMS, STK, or other engagement or mission-level models.
• Systems Engineering and/or System Test Experience.
• Experience with Atlassian Tool suite.
• 5+ years of Product Owner Experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently, and possess the poise and flexibility required to work in a highly dynamic environment.
• TS/SCI/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance current and within scope at time of application; current or previous Special Access Program (SAP) clearance held.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $194,700.00 - $292,100.00. 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.