Chief Engineer - Level 5

Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance required for start:
Yes

Clearance type:
Top 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.

The Multi Domain Operations division within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, 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.

Central Systems Engineering is looking for you to join us as Chief Engineer located in Aurora, CO.

• Responsible for the technical development and direction of all engineering aspects on the program, including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of products to the customer.
• Serves as an independent advisor to the program manager and the technical point of contact to the customer
• Maintains cognizance over technical activities within program Mission and Product Areas and ensures horizontal integration of the best engineering practices.
• Provides expert input on risks, issues, and opportunities that may affect system-level requirements, baselines, or engineering integration.
• Evaluates technical implications of identified risks, issues, and opportunities, and offers recommendations for mitigation strategies.
• Reviews and validates the impact of risks, issues, and opportunities on ongoing product and system development
• Provides technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical end results.
• Regularly takes a leadership role in providing insight and knowledge transfer to others on internal and external technical solutions to solve complex problems.
• Develops and present technical solutions to senior leadership.
• Advocate and lead efforts in Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Provides oversight and customer engagement for the execution of Agile planning and execution.
• Serves as the interface for the program to NCTA activities.

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of experience; 10 years with master’s degree; 8 years with PhD
• Minimum of 5 years of experience formally leading engineering teams and/or organizations to achieve a common goal.
• Must have U.S. Citizenship with an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance at time of application
• Be able and willing to travel up to 25% as a part of the role.
• Must have familiarity with supporting large technical proposals and the ability to lead the customer through reviews of technical performance.
• Strong collaboration skills with experience working across BUs, divisions, sectors within NG as well as with industry partners and customer community, as well as strong communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and guide teams and activities without having formal “ownership” of the staff supporting those activities.
• Must have RF and Hardware design, integration and deployment/demonstration experience

• Demonstrated background of successfully applying NG Systems Engineering Principles and Operating Practices to guide program technical design, development, and deployment of systems architectures.
• Ten or more years of experience in…