Requisition ID: R10182137- Category: Engineering
- Location: Palmdale, California, United States of America El Segundo, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Top Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Staff Aeronautical Engineer in the Vehicle Engineer organization. The candidate should be a self-starter and will be working both within an Integrated Product Team construct. This position can be filled in either El Segundo, CA, or Palmdale, CA.
This candidate will serve as the Program Vehicle Engineering Lead within a matrix organization, serving as direction liaison between the Program and vehicle engineering technical team. The position will report directly to the Program Hardware Baseline Manager /Aeronautical Manager 3.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Serve as Deputy HW Baseline Manager
When necessary, serve as HW Baseline Manager DOA
Oversee technical, cost and schedule performance for complex technical projects for a wide range of systems and technologies.
Drive the development of technical solutions, lead the effort with Responsible Engineers (REs) to prepare the change request packages and lead the effort from approval to completion.
Ensure all change requests meet technical requirements to progress through the change management lifecycle to include presentations at Enterprise Technical Change Boards.
Representing the vehicle engineering organization in Integrated Master Schedule working group meetings and meeting or beating vehicle engineering milestones
Attending program meetings and present all technical and programmatic vehicle engineering pertinent information.
Identifying and managing vehicle engineering risks, issues, and opportunities, including representing vehicle engineering in Risk Board meetings
Communicate prioritization from program leadership to technical execution teams
Interface between program/business management and technical team
Lead a multi-disciplinary team to:
Develop new projects for approval, including development of the statement of work (SOW) and schedule.
Coordinate gathering of impacts and estimates for the proposal.
Develop and adhere to the budget baseline using the Earn Value Management (EVM) process, including development of discrete work packages, providing weekly status of IMS tasks, and providing input to monthly Estimate at Complete (EAC) updates.
Manage execution of projects and technical tasks to completion and provide regular status updates to leadership.
Assess, track, and mitigate technical, cost and schedule risk.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience.
Familiarization with the Technical Change Management Process
Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams.
Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment, Action Oriented, Strong Attention to Detail, Communicates Effectively
Hands on experience in electronics engineering, systems engineering and/or aerospace engineering
Experience and knowledge of Project/Program Management processes to include Control Account Management (CAM) Earned Value Management (EVM), Risks – Issues - Opportunities (RIO) processes, project planning and scheduling, staffing, coordination and oversight of technical work effort
Microsoft Office skills (Power Point, Word, Excel)
Must have an Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.)
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 15 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 13 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 11 years of related engineering experience.
Current applicable SAP access
Experience with managing suppliers.
Proven leadership abilities to manage, coordinate, and oversee multi-disciplinary teams located in numerous geographical locations.
Salary Range: $171,000 - $2,565,000
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
