Sr Missiles Embedded Software IPT Lead; AHT

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Senior Staff Embedded Software IPT Lead in the Advanced Weapons business unit located in Northridge, CA.

Relocation assistance may be available. The position requires a US Government DoD Secret clearance and the ability to get cleared for SAP.

Travel required:

10% of the time. This is a full‑time, on‑site role; no remote or telework arrangement is available.

• Lead engineering teams supporting Operational Flight Package (OFP) Software, Dev Ops, Software Architecture and Requirements, Engineering Tools, and Ground Support Equipment Software.
• Manage the Software Development Lifecycle to develop production‑ready software for the next program phase.
• Serve as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) involved with planning, budgeting, executing, and progress reporting for a team of software, Dev Ops, integration, and test engineers.
• Identify and mitigate execution risks to engineering development on the program.
• Determine the staffing needed to execute.
• Manage the Interoffice Work Order for cross‑sector collaboration.
• Perform integration and testing of OFP on hardware systems.
• Address cost and schedule variances and create corrective action plans.
• Ensure the team is compliant with NG software processes, software best practices, and the software development plan.
• Serve as a technical liaison to the program manager and customer to ensure work packages are executed on time and on budget.
• Interface with the customer and internal leadership to report status and technical challenges/opportunities.
• Collect and present program metrics and identify areas for recovery.
• Coordinate between the Chief Engineer, Systems Engineers, Software Architect, Software Systems Engineers, Integration & Test Lead, Software Engineering Lead, Program Manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline.

• Bachelor's in STEM with 14+ years of embedded software engineering or related experience, or a Master’s in STEM with 12+ years of the same, or a PhD in STEM with 10+ years of the mentioned experience.
• Experience leading an Integrated Product Team of 20 or more.
• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM) & EVMS duties and responsibilities.
• Risk/Opportunity/Issue management experience related to complex hardware and software subsystems.
• Experience with integration of electronics into a system of systems.
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to get cleared for SAP.

• Experience with complex issue resolution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Master’s in STEM degree.
• Experience with Flight Software.
• Extensive experience with software and system architecture.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.