Chief Engineer (level 6)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +1 · Engineering Mult-Func

Chief Engineer (Level 6) at Northrop Grumman in Linthicum, MD, responsible for managing the technical development, integration, and delivery of engineering products for Space Intelligence Systems. This role involves leading cross-discipline engineering teams, owning program technical, budget, and schedule responsibilities, making critical technical decisions, and supporting proposal efforts for future development programs. Requires deep understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements and experience in defense electronic systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage the technical development and direction for all aspects of engineering on a program including design, development, implementation, testing and delivery of product to a customer.
  2. Be responsible for the integration of the overall technical plan within the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Controls engineering project scope (e.g. within or outside established project baseline)
  3. Owns overall quality, technical, budget (i.e.: CAM experience) and schedule responsibility for the Engineering content of the assigned program.
  4. Ensure the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in development, production, test and sustainment in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.
  5. Make critical technical decisions using a structured approach in accordance with E250-MSO, Structured Decision Making.

Skills

Required

  • Managed across system, software and hardware teams in a similar to-Engineering Program Manager role on a NRE development program OR managed as an IPT lead on a NRE development program
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or STEM-related discipline with 14 or more years of experience, or 12 years with a Master's Degree and 9 years of experience with a Ph.D.
  • good communication skills
  • strong interpersonal skills
  • good oral and written presentation skills
  • Domain expertise in defense electronic systems
  • Work experience and/or exposure to supply chain, manufacturing and suppliers
  • Familiar with Mission Systems and/or Space Systems Hardware Design Process
  • Experience in business capture engagement and proposals
  • Deep understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements
  • Experience in systems development, integration, and test
  • Experience in product leadership across multiple engineering areas such as RF, Electrical, Digital, Power, Mechanical Design

Nice to have

  • CAM experience

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