Sr Principal Engineering Liaison – NCR Liaison Officer

Sr Principal Engineering Liaison – NCR Liaison Officer

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 Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Principal Engineering Liaison – NCR Liaison Officer to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Suffolk, Virginia, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2

BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals.

C2

BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to improve performance. C2

BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

Serves as the C2

BMC National Team (NT) lead for interfacing with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) J36 staff and other organizations in the NCR for C2

BMC activities. Works with the National Military Command Center (NMCC), the MDA Mission Operations Center, other commands in the NCR, and international partners to define roles, missions, ops concepts, and C2

BMC system requirements. Supports a variety of sites in integrating C2

BMC into their operations centers and in developing crew training requirements. Interfaces with National Team functional areas to define, status, and implement engineering solutions.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for facilitating and sharing Event Objective Worksheets (EOWs) created by MDA and the NT
• Interfaces with MDA and C2
  
  BMC Command Center (CCC or "Cube") personnel to gather status updates
• Identifies and helps resolve operational issues
• Develops solutions to complex technical problems that require ingenuity and innovation
• Prepares operational plans, schedules, costs, internal office communications, and briefing materials
• Responsible for representing the C2
  
  BMC National Team within the User community
• Candidate understands and has worked with Command and Control Systems in the operational arena and at the Air Operations Center

Basic Qualifications:

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master's degree (preferred) in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or 12 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is…