RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
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.
The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) is seeking a Deputy Chief Engineer for a radar ground system with an emphasis on a new operational system.
The successful candidate will have broad Systems Engineering lifecycle knowledge, the ability to manage changes and present options for managing scope and dependencies to the technical and management teams in concise briefings. This role is expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment and to be highly self-motivated.
The ideal candidate is a leader who is experienced leading other Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads and who excels in keeping the program management and the customer informed.
This position may be located at either our Morrisville North Carolina or Aurora Colorado locations. (Compensation varies per location)
If business allows, this position could have the potential of a hybrid work schedule allowing 1-2 days a week working remotely and 3-4 days a week working onsite at the Northrop Grumman facility.
Basic Qualifications
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Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application [US citizenship is required]
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Must have the ability to successfully complete a polygraph
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Minimum years of experience needed to be considered:
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12 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor’s
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10 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters’s
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8 Years of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D.
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14 Years of relevant experience with a completed associate’s degree
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16 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required)
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Must have experience on all of the below:
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Experienced in leading large, geographically dispersed teams
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Experienced in building teams
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Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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Experience with Agile development
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Experience with effectively managing, communicating, and presenting technical roadmaps and technical subjects to project and program management, other technical managers, and customers
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Experience managing technical dependencies across teams
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Experienced leading a software team
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Experience with SW solutions running in C2S or AWS
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Preferred Qualifications
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Favorably adjudicated polygrap
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Familiarity with space vehicle ground segment design
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Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
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Familiarity with Cameo
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Experience with Cloud technologies
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Experience with requirements verification
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Accomplished leader with proven leadership and communication skills
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Experience as a Chief Engineer/ Deputy Chief Engineer or Chief Architect / Deputy Chief Architect
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Experience with mission management, tasking and scheduling, and/or mission processing
To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off. This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.
With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible
Salary Range: $155,400.00 – $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.
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
