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Sr Staff Chief Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Maryland-Baltimore
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for several Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads with technical background in RF integration and test for Prime Mission Equipment. This position is located in Linthicum, MD. This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility. They will interface with personnel in the Factor Test Cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance. In addition, they will brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress. These roles are contingent upon candidates having a current, Active government Secret Clearance. These roles are contingent upon Program Award. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or STEM-related degree, with 14 years of industry experience, or master’s degree and 12 years of industry experience. An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable. • Active and current Secret government clearance • Experience with Front End Design (FED), RF Electronics, RF Cabling, COTS procurement and testing, and System Cabling • Experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test and/or experience moving hardware through the BWI factory • Demonstrated proficiency in Control Account Manager (CAM) activities and the Earned Value Management system (EVMS) • Fluency with developing and executing project schedules • Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and/or customers • Demonstrated leadership skills with 1.5 years minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, program manager or other leadership position leading engineers supporting a program or business function • Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift • Mechanically focused engineer with experience making drawing updates and pushing drawing through process Preferred Qualifications: • Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and lead a hardware team to meet cost, schedule and technical performance • Leadership of multi‑site or multi‑sector IPTs • Experience with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo, MagicDraw, IBM Rational DOORS) • Experience supporting Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and proposals • Experience with REX (receiver/exciter) through design or integration and test, Antenna Subsystem, and/or general RF Integration and test for hardware • Experience identifying and quantifying risks/opportunities • Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing • Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process • Experience managing products in the critical path of a pro