Staff Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead (AHT)

About the role

The Staff Systems Engineering IPT Lead will lead a cross-functional Integrated Product Team delivering high-performance missile systems on-time, within budget, and to stringent quality and safety standards. This role requires a full-time, on-site presence in Northridge, CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead AARGM Production Engineering Team – Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations, CDRL management, configuration-management execution & support to CE & PM (through ERBs and CRBs), and coordination with IPTs, system-program processes, and System Engineering Plans.
• Support Customer Weekly Meetings (Technical Status Sessions (TSS), risk and opportunity discussions, and the Change Advisory Board (CAB)).
• Produce and synchronize Systems IPT Monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC) reports; coordinate EACs with IPTs to achieve the overall engineering budget.
• Verify baseline-design integration (including product-support elements) satisfies customer requirements; review all proposed configuration changes in ERBs, CRBs, and the Software Change Control Board (SCCB).
• Review verification plans, procedures, results, and reports; monitor system-performance measures.
• Lead Systems Reviews as needed (Functional Review Boards (FRBs), RCCA).
• Support subsystem and lower-level technical reviews, working with section-level IPT Leads.
• Aid the CE in technical briefings, Program Management Review (PMR) briefings, customer weekly meetings, and risk & opportunity assessments.
• Lead section IPT Leads responsible for design updates, verification, configuration management, supplier engineering, and operations support.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline with 12+ years in Aerospace or Defense experience; or Master of Science with 10+ years of the same experience, or Ph.D. with 8+ years of prior mentioned experience.
• Experience as an IPT Lead or CAM on system programs.
• Experience 3+ years in a product production environment.
• Demonstrated experience in the root-cause-corrective-action (RCCA) process and its execution.
• Experience leading technical teams to complete engineering efforts; ability to mentor senior engineers and influence cross-functional decisions.
• Excellent written and oral communication; ability to present complex technical information to senior leadership and external customers.

Qualifications

• Current US Government DoW Secret security clearance.

Skills

• Experience with sensors and RF Systems.
• Prior work on AARGM or other advanced weapon systems.
• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Control Account Management (CAM).
• Published technical papers or patents in missile technology or related fields.
• Familiarity with advanced production processes (Lean, Six-Sigma) applied to high-risk defense programs.
• Ability to get Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience (SysML, Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect, etc.).

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package 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: $177,000.00 - $265,000.00

Schedule

This position requires a full-time, on-site presence in Northridge, CA.