Airborne Platform Sensors – Systems Engineering Section Lead

Airborne Platform Sensors
- Systems Engineering Section Lead

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 System's Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) Division is seeking a Airborne Platform Sensors
- Systems Engineering Section Lead. The Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) organization within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. You will be leading the department responsible for systems integration and test architecture, design, analysis, and implementation. This position is based out of Linthicum, MD and will be 100% on-site.

What You'll get to Do:
Lead a Systems Integration department (typically 70-80 engineers) within the Systems Integrations Test & Engineering (SIT&E) organization and will report directly to the SIT&E Director. The department incorporates multiple disciplines (systems integration and test architecture, design, and analysis) to support Systems Integration needs across BaPs division programs.

As a Section Lead, you will set clear operating objectives and provide leadership and mentorship to front-line managers, aligning their efforts with engineering goals, corporate policies, and strategic objectives. You will also oversee and support programs within the business unit portfolio, ensuring they have the right people, training, and processes in place to achieve successful outcomes. Building on the leadership duties outlined above, Section Leads will also spearhead risk identification and mitigation planning, safeguarding project performance, schedule fidelity, and technical excellence.

They will proactively resolve technical or operational challenges as they arise, ensuring uninterrupted progress. In this role, the incumbent will partner with engineers and program staff to recruit, develop, and retain top talent, fostering a pipeline of skilled professionals. Frequent collaboration with peer managers, program leaders, and senior business unit executives will further strengthen the overall health and performance of the organization's program portfolio.

• Develop data analysis products that directly support an integration and test program on behalf of the customer.
• Research into the intricacies of test data, uncovering insights that drive innovation and excellence.
• Develop data analysis tools that will transform data into actionable insights and advance system design.
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing your expertise and passion to cultivate future leaders in the field.
• Present your analysis results to senior leaders and customers, highlighting the impact of your work
• Developing workflows that handle testing tasks with minimal human intervention for test automation.
• Running tests on the unit under test (UUT) to collect test artifacts for Test execution.
• Managing test execution across different Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-loop (SIL) environments for test orchestration.
• Reviewing test artifacts to determine whether the UUT meets system requirements for test evaluation.
• Work independently with minimal direction, exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives for assignments.

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor…