Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Ifc Management

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · San Diego, CA +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Senior Principal Systems Engineer role at Northrop Grumman focused on Integrated Product Team (IPT) management, specifically for IFC (Integrated Flight Control) management. Responsibilities include leading coordination meetings, adjudicating discrepancy reports, developing long-term IFC strategy and roadmaps, managing content prioritization, and ensuring the quality of IFC Configuration Documentation and Certification Packages. Requires a Top Secret clearance and experience managing projects from concept through implementation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead recurring IFC coordination and customer status meetings
  2. Act as the representative for the Technical Baseline Manager in Software Review Board for discrepancy report adjudication
  3. Ensure that impacts to program milestones are coordinated with the Technical Baseline Manager and Program Manager before adding content
  4. Lead a team of engineers from across the technical disciplines to align and coordinate execution of the development, integration, test, and certification of the IFC releases
  5. Develop the long term IFC strategy, content roadmaps, and estimated execution schedules

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field and 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM field and 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and 4 years of relevant military / professional experience
  • Experience in managing projects from concept through implementation
  • Active US Government Top Secret clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Nice to have

  • Current approved SAP clearance
  • Experience in leadership role on Sustainment Programs
  • Experience in Cost/Schedule Integration, EVMS and CAM responsibilities
  • Experience in proposal development
  • Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills
  • Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders
  • Experience in Full Lifecycle of Systems Engineering

What the JD emphasized

  • Top Secret clearance
  • Top Secret