Senior Staff Systems Engineering Lead

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10050707

• Category: Engineering
• Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
• Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Positions Available: 1
  
  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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
  Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff or Senior Staff Systems Engineer Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in San Diego, CA.The selected candidate will lead the Systems Engineering effort for the U.S. Navy Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program capture initiative. The SE Lead is responsible for meeting program technical milestones and managing the technical baseline, working in conjunction with the other program leads (Capture Manager, Program Manager, Chief Engineer, Mission Systems Lead, Modelling and Simulation Lead, Vehicle Systems Lead, Logistics Lead, et al.).Essential Functions:
  The selected candidate will work with associated leads to develop and execute program plans in accordance with system-level requirements. The candidate will manage the SE execution rhythm, coordination and reporting activities to ensure that all external requirements are completed on time. He or she will coordinate the development, in coordination with the other technical leads, of program requirements, risks, mission threads, operational simulations, and vehicle constraints and trades, and generate an MBSE model that captures as much of that as possible. The successful candidate will also prepare, monitor, and update project schedules, conducting and participating in all related design reviews, and serving as a technical liaison to the cross-functional team.Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 14 years of experience in engineering; or a Master's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 12 years of experience in engineering.
  • An active in-scope DoD Secret clearance.
  • Experience in proposal development.
  • Extensive systems engineering experience including:
  • Experience in Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
  • Experience in design trade studies.
  • Experience with airborne autonomous platform sensors, communications, and avionics.Preferred Qualifications:
    • Experience in managing projects from concept through implementation.
    • Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering. Experience in Cameo MBSE tool.
    • Experience Naval CONOPS, missions, and threats.
    • Experience in leadership role on Systems Engineering Milestones SRR, PDR and CDR.
    • Experience in Cost/Schedule Integration, EVMS and CAM responsibilities.
    • Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
    • Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders.
    • Ability to obtain Top Secret and SAP/SCI clearances
      
      Salary Range: $156,000 USD - $234,000 USD
      
      Employees may be eligible for 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.
      
      The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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