Corporate Counsel Intellectual Property - R10210068-2

Corporate Counsel Intellectual Property - R-2

Location:

Washington, DC metropolitan area (Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Linthicum, MD). This is a full‑time, on‑site role (no teleworking or hybrid schedule).

Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance Type:
Secret.

Travel:
Yes, about 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements, from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean to stealth bombers and moon landings. 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 and cognitive diversity.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, headquartered in Linthicum, MD, is a trusted provider of mission‑enabling solutions for global security. It offers a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi‑domain systems and technologies. Its differentiated battle‑management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission‑enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

• Collaborate with and provide strategic counseling to law department colleagues, business partners, and management on a wide range of complex IP issues.
• Apply expertise in government contract IP matters, commercial transactions, software and other IP licensing, manage global patent and trademark portfolios, protect information, and manage IP enforcement actions and outside counsel.
• Develop an understanding of the Company and Sector’s business, products and technologies relating to electronics and software.
• Provide thought leadership, drive development and implementation of enterprise‑level strategic IP initiatives.
• Monitor developments in policy, legal and regulatory requirements in IP and advise leadership and business partners on best practices.
• Develop and conduct enterprise‑wide training on IP topics.

• Highly motivated individual with strong analytical and process‑development skills, clear and strategic thinking, exceptional judgment, sense of accountability, integrity, and a record of managing complex IP matters.
• Ability to provide accurate, timely, and pragmatic advice.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and inclusive environment, engaging and motivating others through thought leadership.
• Strong time‑management and organizational skills, responsiveness, and a demonstrated ability to balance multiple competing priorities.

• Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific field.
• Active state bar membership and registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• At least 8 years of IP experience in a law firm, government, or in‑house counsel.
• Experience in IP‑related transactions and negotiations, and/or protecting and enforcing IP rights including patents, trade secrets, data, software, trademarks, and copyrights.
• Experience working closely with other lawyers, technologists and business leaders on IP issues.
• U.S. citizenship required. Candidates must have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret level security clearance.

• Experience with software and other IP licensing.
• Degree in electrical engineering or computer science.
• Significant experience with U.S. government contract IP regulations (FAR and DFARS) and complex issues relating to technical data and computer software.
• Experience with international IP issues and transactions.
• Experience developing and managing global IP portfolios.
• Active DoD Secret level security clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $. The salary range is a general guideline;
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,…