Staff Engineer Aeronautical - Flight Sciences Analysis Discipline Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

About the Role

At Northrop Grumman, we provide opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives worldwide. We are reshaping our Engineering organization to drive stronger execution and faster decision making. As a leader in the Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE) team, you will drive relentless improvement and ensure our technical capabilities stay ahead of emerging challenges.

Staff Engineer Aeronautical – Flight Sciences Analysis Discipline Lead will directly support the VE FSVI Discipline Director to deliver sector-wide technical discipline capabilities for processes, tools, and training within the FS discipline.

Responsibilities (not exhaustive):

• Support strategic vision and technical priorities for the FS Analysis discipline, aligned to long-term Sector strategy
• Lead projects with contributions from Sector subject matter experts in the FS Analysis discipline, supporting process, tool, and training development with a goal to strengthen technical excellence and workforce capabilities that result in improved business results.
• Partner with NG Fellows within the FS Analysis discipline to advance Sector- and Enterprise-wide emerging technologies and future workforce capabilities.
• Develop and maintain FS Analysis Principles and Operating Practices (PrOP), Process Asset Library (PAL) manuals, and Nimbus Process Models, ensuring technical excellence and compliance in partnership with program execution teams
• Develop, deploy, and sustain FS Analysis discipline tools, ensuring tools are integrated into discipline process models, supporting overall digital solution strategies, and are relevant, scalable, and interoperable across programs
• Develop FS Analysis training curriculums and plans to enable a prepared and high-performing work force to promote technical efficiency and effective tool usage in support of program execution teams
• Develop and monitor FS Analysis discipline-specific metrics to measure process, tool, and training effectiveness
• Manage the FS Analysis discipline budget, including indirect and non-contractual technical efforts to advance tools, processes, and workforce capabilities that generate measurable impact on program performance and future competitiveness
• Regularly interface with FS Analysis discipline program leaders to identify program needs and identify solutions that can close gaps in engineering tools, processes, and technical training
• Build and sustain a strong FS Analysis Community of Practice (CoP) by leading working groups that promote knowledge sharing and the identification of strategies and associated priorities for process, tool, and training initiatives that ultimately foster collaboration and acceptance across programs
• Represent the FS Analysis discipline in Sector-wide and Enterprise-wide technical development efforts to establish technical career pathing, technical training, and critical skills investment.
• Contribute technical expertise and process leadership in major proposal reviews, program reviews, independent technical reviews, program stand-up reviews, NCTA and indirect activities, and other sector-wide improvement efforts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to help resolve technical performance shortfalls through root cause analysis, corrective action planning, long-term verification of improvement.
• Capture, share, and embed lessons learned and best practices across programs to continuously raise the bar for technical performance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor's of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 12+ years of related professional/military experience within the Aerospace and Defense industry, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10+ years of related professional/military experience within the Aerospace and Defense industry, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8+ years of related professional/military experience within the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Must have an active U.S. __ Government Secret Clearance or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or…