Director Engineering

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As an Engineering Director2:
Glide Phase Interceptor located in Chandler, AZ, you will serve as a senior technical leader for a large, complex, multi-disciplinary program supporting critical national security capabilities across a large stakeholder community. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

As the Chief Engineer you will be accountable for the overall technical execution and integrity of the Glide Phase Interceptor program. You will report to the Vice President, Central Region Engineering. You will provide day‑to‑day technical leadership for the full product life cycle, including concept exploration, system architecture, requirements definition, integration, testing, risk management, and operational support with a strong emphasis on best‑in‑class system engineering, performance assessment through high fidelity system modeling and simulation, and cross‑functional collaboration across a large stakeholder community.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

• Serve as the GPI Chief Engineer, providing technical and process leadership and oversight across the GPI program.
• Own the overall technical execution, system integrity, and architecture decisions for GPI, ensuring alignment with business, mission, and customer objectives.
• Establish and maintain the integrated technical baseline, ensuring requirements, design, verification, validation, risk, configuration, and mission‑assurance activities remain aligned throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner closely with program management, functional leadership, and customer stakeholders to define technical baselines, manage technical risk, and ensure delivery of mission‑capable solutions on cost and schedule.
• Provide technical direction and decision‑making for major reviews, trades, and design milestones; chair or co‑chair key technical boards as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external customers and internal stakeholders; represent GPI engineering in executive‑level and customer forums.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 20+ years of professional experience including people management experience – OR – Master’s degree with 18+ years of professional experience including people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering organizations,…