Sr Staff Systems Engineer – Aht
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Northridge, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Salary | $188200 – $282200 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent with 14 Years with Bachelors; 12 Years with Masters; 9 Years with PhD.
- Prior experience as primary technical lead in development of Electronic Warfare, RADAR, or other RF-centric systems and subsystems.
- Prior experience serving as organization spokesperson on advanced projects with direct impact on the business performance objectives.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with related disciplines and teams.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities with a track record of developing innovative solutions.
- US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) for the General Electronic Unit.
- Serve as the Technical Authority for all aspects of the technical efforts across the business unit’s program portfolio.
- Support internal program and business leadership by preparing and delivering technical briefs, program reviews, risk assessments, and product roadmaps.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the GEU subsystem, working closely with program management, supply chain management, and engineering functional management to align the technical execution and deliverables with overall business objectives.
- Serve as the Technical Authority to government and customer stakeholders by preparing and briefing status of development and production, risks, and product roadmaps during customer meetings.
- Provide clear technical direction to the cross-functional engineering team, ensuring development and production goals are met, risks are mitigated, and issues are driven to timely closure.
- Drive the definition, development, and allocation of requirements in support of design and manufacturability improvements, and ensure the seamless integration of upgrades into production programs.
- Act as the technical authority to technical readiness reviews, engineering change orders and related technical data package revisions, root-cause and correction actions (RCCA), and continuous improvement activities.
- Support proposal development and substantiation of related contract activities.
- Identify capital, facility, and other resource requirements to secure discretionary funding to support development and transition to production needs.
- Coach and develop team by providing an environment that encourages ongoing professional growth.
Preferred Qualifications
- MS Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
- Experience with estimating tasking including authoring and approving Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for Proposals.
- Demonstrated history of technical progression leading to engineering leadership position.
- Experience in Missile Development and/or Airborne Systems.
- Experience in transition from Technology Development to EMD, EMD to Limited Rate Production and product life-cycle engineering.
- Experience in EVM.
- Prior CAM experience is a plug.