Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Spacecraft Avionics Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) (Top Secret required)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

**Description**

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.

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’s Space Sector is looking for a Spacecraft Avionics Integrated Product Team Lead who will own the responsibility for managing and leading a team of multi-disciplinary engineers, spanning multiple spacecraft avionics subsystems, to meet the product team’s program requirements and deliverables on schedule and within cost.

This role has the authority to make engineering project management decisions and recommendations that have an impact on new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations.

This role reports to the program’s Engineering Program Manager and works with the subsystem leads to deliver on IPT’s commitments.

The Avionics IPT is responsible for the development and integration of the flight software (FSW), guidance, navigation and control (GNC), altitude control system (ACS), command, data and handling (CD&H), electrical power subsystem (EPS), and other subsystems.

This position is based out of either Gilbert, AZ or Dulles, VA.

In this role, the Avionics IPT Lead will be responsible for the following as it relates to their engineering product team:

+ Collaborate closely with system architects/engineers, subsystem design engineers, software engineers, integration & test engineers, contract managers, suppliers, global supply chain, and program managers to support development efforts for the platform.
+ Deliver all product team deliverables on time and within cost, while meeting contractual programmatic and technical requirements and stakeholder expectations, and measure and report Earned Value (EV) performance.
+ Ensure technical quality, performance, cost and schedule for product team content on the program, in alignment with Engineering and Division processes, program policies, and industry best standards
+ Adhere to the IPT Statement of Work (SOW) and perform rigorous change management in coordination with program leadership
+ Identification of resources, including staffing, required to complete product team deliverables, and communicate the need in a timely manner to enable onboarding of the resources early enough to meet program objectives.

Coordinate with Functional Management to staff the IPT.
+ Coordinate and collaborate with Global Supply Chain to manage suppliers and material to achieve product team deliverables
+ Coordinate and collaborate with Manufacturing & Operations and Integration and Test to support build and I&T of IPT subsystems and products
+ Conduct thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Active DoD Top Secret Clearance at the time of application
+ Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of applicable experience, or a Master’s Degree plus 6 years of applicable experience, or a PhD and 4 years of experience.
+ Experience with spacecraft avionics development or production, including one or more of the following subsystems: flight software (FSW), guidance, navigation and control (GNC), altitude control system (ACS), command, data and handling (CD&H), electrical power subsystem (EPS).
+ Risk & Opportunity Management experience and change control experience
+ 1 year of experience in Project Management roles such as Program Manager, CAM, IPT

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ 2 years of experience in Project Management roles to include earned value management (EVM)
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience and the ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers
+ Experience with the full lifecycle of spacecraft avionics development, build, and operations

+ Active TS/SCI or Active TS clearance with existing program accesses
+ **Communications:** The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that department and program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets stakeholder needs
+ **Issue & Problem Resolution:** The ability to identify and proactively address organizational and program impacts through a systematic, proactive approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the organization.
+ **Program Integration:** The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and controls the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion.
+ **Supplier & Subcontractor:** The ability to identify, select, direct and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy.

Primary Level Salary Range: $147,700.00 - $256,400.00

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.

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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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