Principal​/Sr Principal Engineer - Control Account Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems MQ-4 Triton Program seeks a Principal Engineer Aeronautical or Senior Principal Engineer Aeronautical – Control Account Manager to support the Air Vehicle Hardware Avionics team in Rancho Bernardo, CA.The applicant will join our team of engineers who support the Triton Program Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and will report to the Triton VMS Manager.

The VMS IPT is responsible for the implementation of the subsystems required to maintain safe control of the trajectory of the vehicle in both up-and-away flight and on the ground. The Hardware Avionics group is responsible for management of the following subsystems:
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Radar Altimeter (Rad Alt), Air Data System (ADS), flight actuation system, and the Vehicle Management Computer (flight computer). General duties for the candidate will include acting as the control account manager for the Triton development contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance to Earned Value policies and procedures to assigned area of control accounts

Provide Earned Value Management (EVM) status, updates and other analysis of material and labor actual costs / estimates as needed, schedule projections, cost and schedule variance analysis and risk assessments

Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements

Participate in proposal preparation to include negotiations with customer

Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments and fund allocations

Develop monthly forecasts of material and labor and conduct variance analysis to submitted forecasts

Ensures value is being delivered to the customer and aligns technical, business, and execution strategies

Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing, and other departments to achieve material availability requirements to meet program schedules and needs

Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing and other departments to analyze, review and authorize material procurements and status as needed

Research and help respond to DCMA inquiries regarding monthly data submissions.

Participate in preparation for and support events such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (I ), Program Management Reviews (PMR) and all other EVM or audit activities. Support and brief the associated data and submission in these events

Be proficient in analyzing large amounts of data, with excellent verbal and written communication skills to confidently interact with and influence all levels of the organization.

This position can be filled at either the Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:

Basic qualifications for a Principal Engineer Aeronautical include a Bachelor's in Science, Technology,…