Engineering Integration & Execution; EI&E Director - Test & E Security Clearance

Position: Engineering Integration & Execution (EI&E) Director 2 - Test & E with Security Clearance
Location: Edwards Air Force Base

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
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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.

The Aeronautics Engineering organization is seeking an Engineering Integration & Execution (EI&E) Director 2 - Test & Evaluation leader to oversee engineering execution within the STRIKE program. Leading a team of engineers and technical professionals, the EI&E Leader will shape the vision for engineering execution across their disciplines. This key leadership role reports to the Chief Engineer and is based out of Palmdale, CA with the location of Edwards AFB, CA to also be considered.

This position will partner closely with Chief Engineers, Program Managers, and Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE) to deliver technical, cost, and schedule commitments through effective alignment of staffing, execution processes, and disciplined use of engineering tools. The EI&E Leader forecasts staffing needs on a rolling 12-month cycle, ensures staffing requirements are entered into POST, and ensures talent is deployed, transitioned, and onboarded in sync with program demand.

While the EI&E Leaders' primary responsibility is meeting the talent needs of their assigned program, this position must also maintain visibility across the division and sector to enable proactive redeployment and optimize overall workforce utilization-ensuring programs remain cost-effective and aligned with affordability goals. An ideal EI&E Leader thrives at the intersection of technical program execution and people leadership. They are proactive, adaptable, and skilled at translating program needs into actionable workforce solutions.

This leader will balance strategic workforce planning with hands-on leadership, ensuring both program delivery and employee growth. They are collaborative by nature, building trust across stakeholders, and act as champions of unified processes and cross-program integration. This leader will also be responsible for establishing the vision and strategy for their respective discipline and collaborating broadly up and across AS engineering leadership in pursuit of collective business objectives

Key Responsibilities include:

* Provide people and discipline leadership across assigned program(s), ensuring engineering execution aligns with program requirements, customer expectations, and affordability targets

* Participate in and support technical reviews (e.g., Integrated Baseline Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, proposal review and signoff) to assess technical maturity, manage risks, and ensure alignment with program objectives

* Identify program opportunities and risks, develop mitigation plans, and address performance shortfalls through root-cause analysis, corrective actions, long-term verification of improvement. Share lessons learned across the engineering organization

* Partner with the discipline's Center of Technical Excellence and SI&O to identify and maintain critical skills, define and prioritize training needs, close capability gaps, and develop current talent and future pipelines

* Translate program execution requirements into accurate staffing forecasts to meet program milestones, schedule, and technical performance while maintaining cost-effectiveness and direct labor rate constraints

* Facilitate deliberate internal talent movement…