RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

The Land and Maritime Sensors (LMS) Business Unit has an immediate need for a Sr. Staff SEIT Lead to lead and develop a portfolio of next generation maritime RF sensor systems and missions solutions. The Sr. Staff SEIT Lead plans and executes system engineering core functions; collects, manages, and reports engineering metrics;  and is responsible for V&V of engineering across all program elements (systems/hardware/software/ support/integration and test).

The Sr. Staff SEIT Lead is typically responsible for ensuring teams have qualified staff to develop and demonstrate technical performance while satisfying allocated cost and schedule requirements.  The Sr. Staff SEIT Lead reports directly to the program manager.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test and sustainment products for our customers and is compliant with company policy, procedures, and quality standards

Maintains cognizance over technical activities within program Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and ensures horizontal integration of the best engineering practices across the company

Mentors Senior Integrated Product Team (IPT) leaders, fostering their professional growth and development by providing guidance, sharing expertise, and supporting them in achieving strategic objectives

The SEIT Lead typically supports large development/production programs that have medium/high risks with established or state-of-the-art processes in risk assessment and burn down of mitigation steps

Maintains knowledge of current and developing technologies and develops strategies for their insertion into both legacy and next-generation sensors

Provides physics level and mission level subject matter expertise

Guides system implementation approaches for operational concepts

Authors technical documentation such as white papers, proposal technical volumes, program milestone briefings (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, etc.), systems engineering design documentation

Generates and reporting system Technical Performance Measures

Leading / overseeing technical work products developed by the larger engineering team, supporting design reviews and integration and test activities as needed

Provides technical oversight to sub-contractors to ensure requirements and quality standards are met.

Supports the design and development of sensor system architectures

Provides oversight of Hardware/software design

Supports verification and validation of test activities

Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

Performs key systems engineering elements to meet a given program’s requirements

Responsibility for close customer cooperation to ensure that requirements meet customer expectations

Presents to customers and senior management, with tailored material based on the audience

In addition, the ideal candidate has recent experience in surface maritime mission CONOPS for RF sensor development and manufacturing.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 14 years of experience; or 12 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree or 10 years of relevant experience with a Ph.D. 4 additional years in lieu of a degree

Candidate must be a US Citizen and have a current/active Interim Secret clearance. An Active DoD Secret Clearance is required for continued employment.

Knowledge of the System Engineering V-Model and hands on experience executing the systems engineering work flow

Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving skills, and creativity

Experience with the design or integration of RF systems or subsystems

Demonstrated previous Systems Engineering leadership experience on major Government Systems Acquisitions       

Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%  

Preferred Qualifications: 

Prior leadership experience in IPT or SEIT Lead roles or equivalent

Full life cycle experience developing, integrating, and deploying maritime RF systems

Ability to monitor hardware and software design teams with critical insight to know when the teams are not on path to successful implementation and then be able help steer the team to a successful solution

Knowledge of model-based systems engineering principles and practice

Agile development experience a plus

Excellent decision making and communication (written and oral) skills

Team player with a strong work ethic and initiative to perform in a cross functional team

Salary Range: $148,400.00 - $222,600.00

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 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.