Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Mission Systems is seeking a talented Staff Systems Engineer/Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position is located in Linthicum, MD.

• Lead an engineering team working to transition from EMD, Integration & Test to production for a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility.
• 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 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.
• Provide support as an interface to the customer on details pertaining to their product scope.
• Conduct thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

A current/active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program clearance is required

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 10 years of experience or a Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• US citizenship is required
• Active Secret Clearance or higher and ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance is required
• 2 years minimum background in RF hardware integration, testing and/or troubleshooting
• 1 year of experience in team (or project) leadership in one of the following areas: IPT Lead, deputy IPT Lead, test, hardware or technical, integration and test, test design, RF hardware testing and troubleshooting, or manufacturing / operations support
• Manage and conduct technical reviews
• Systems I&T experience

• Experience working with cross functional teams to drive test and production improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience and the ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers
• Experience reporting project status to program, functional management or customers
• 3+ year of experience in team (or project) leadership in one of the following areas: IPT Lead, deputy IPT Lead, test, hardware or technical, integration and test, test design, RF hardware testing and troubleshooting, or manufacturing / operations support

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Link to Benefits: https://tot

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80…