Sr Staff Systems Engineer IPTL (AHT)

Senior Staff Systems Engineer IPTL

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 Defense Systems is currently seeking a Sr Staff Systems Engineer IPTL to support our Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile program with our talented Advanced Weapons team. An active Government issued clearance is required to start. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Northridge, CA.

The Lead SE plans and executes system engineering core functions; collects, manages, and reports engineering metrics; and is responsible for V&V of engineering across all program elements (systems/hardware/software/ support/integration and test). Lead SE is typically responsible for ensuring teams have qualified staff to develop and demonstrate technical performance while satisfying allocated cost and schedule requirements.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the full systems engineering lifecycle of missile / weapon system development program(s) and leading at least part of that lifecycle. They will also have the technical depth on one or more of the subsystems of missile/weapon system, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry/communication, and airframe. This candidate will work directly with the program's Chief Engineer and Program Execution Manager and collaborate with the various IPTs to ensure the design and development of the different subsystems and the integration of those are technically sound on budget, and on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test and sustainment products for our customers and is compliant with company policy, procedures, and quality standards.
• Manage the vertical and horizontal technical and performance integration throughout the product teams and program life cycle.
• Develop and manage key design criteria and technical performance measures
• Manage the weapon system architecture through application of model-based systems engineering practices and the object-oriented system engineering methodology
• Manage the performance of system-level verification activities
• Support the CE and PMO in the status, issues, and challenges.
• Plan and execute early integration activities with external stakeholders.
• Plan and execute all test related program reviews such as Test Readiness Reviews.
• Ensure that key System Engineering milestones and accomplishments are met or completed in accordance with program schedule
• Perform risk management IAW the program risk management processes
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical ownership of critical system functions that cross multiple subsystems.
• Review system/subsystem design documentation and models for technical correctness and completeness.
• Ensure proper engineering rigor across engineering design activities via process, and documentation/modeling practices (IAW Functional Best Practices and Principles and Operating Practices (PrOP)).
• Effectively communicate the SiAW weapon system technical baseline to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support to the Risk and Opportunities Management Board and the resulting risk mitigation and opportunity capture actions.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Staff Systems Engineer – Level 6:

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline and a minimum of fourteen (14) years of engineering experience; or a Master of Science in an engineering discipline and a minimum of twelve (12) years of engineering experience: or PhD and ten (10) years.
• Experience in Systems Engineering leadership on major Government Systems acquisition programs leading teams of 20 or more
• Experience with systems integration, test execution, test results documentation, and verification
• Experience with systems designs with Model-Based Systems Engineering
• Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams
• Experience in leading complex system/subsystem requirement, design, integration, test, and verification
• Theoretical knowledge of the System Engineering V-Model and hands on experience executing the systems engineering workflow
• Mentoring and providing career development direction to junior engineers
• Current Government Secret security clearance adjudicated within the past 5 years with ability to be cleared for a Special Access Program (SAP)

Preferred Qualifications for Senior Staff Systems Engineer – Level 6:

• Prior leadership experience in IPT or SEIT Lead roles or equivalent
• Experience in Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA)
• Experience in digital engineering
• Team player with a strong work ethic and initiative to perform in a cross functional team
• Excellent decision making and communication (written and oral) skills
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving skills, and creativity