Staff Systems Engineer - Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 has an opening for a Systems Engineering Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position requires travel up to 25%. In this role, you will lead across a portfolio of programs focused on all-domain information management. This team is part of the Research and Advanced Development division working on exciting new next generation technologies. You will have the ability to shape multiple efforts to bring systems engineering rigor, traceability, and architecture and design definition. You also must have excellent communication skills, the ability to build customer relationships and the ability to represent the team at customer meetings. Responsibilities: Serve as the technical authority and primary decision maker for all milestones, including System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and Critical Design Review (CDR). Lead requirements development, decomposition and verification, use case development and analysis, system integration, configuration management, change integration, cybersecurity, EMI/EMC and System Safety. Coordinating test planning, executing hardware and software verifications, managing data-collection efforts, analyzing results, and ensuring that technical deliverables meet performance, safety, and schedule objectives. Write and deliver documentation, artifacts and presentations in support of program reviews and customer deliverables (CDRL). Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal/external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables. Drive and champion continuous process improvement across various Systems Engineering disciplines. Provide technical guidance, leadership and mentorship to multi-disciplinary teams across Systems Engineering to ensure success of team members across all levels. Lead technical anomaly resolution, including adjudication of findings to current and future builds, lead internal and external technical change/ review coordination, and manage the technical baseline of the program. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, for both up-and-out communication to executive leadership and the customer, and for down-and-in detailed technical guidance to the program team Basic Qualifications: Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. Must have experience executing Systems Engineering processes, including across the full Systems Engineering lifecycle: SRR, PDR, CDR, TIM/TEM, TRB, CCB Must have experience briefing or leading technical discussions with outside stakeholders including other IPTs, customer representatives or supplier personnel Must have experience in at least ONE of these fields: architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements & interface management, Interface Control Document (ICD) generation, hardware/software integration, test planning & execution and system sustainment Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a STEM field Experience in technical leadership as IPT/sub-IPT lead or technical/thread lead in systems engineering, vehicle engineering, avionics, software, electronics, or mission payloads Experience in developing, preparing and defending proposal bids for technical programs, including Task Assessments, Basis of Estimates, and Tech Volumes Demonstrated training proficiency Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Experience in system-level / hardware-in-the-loop integration/test Demonstrated experience in Systems Engineering specialty disciplines (cybersecurity, safety, EMI or Human Factors) Demonstrated championing of technical change that resulted in performance improvements and/or team efficiencies Primary Level Salary Range: $147,700.00 - $221,500.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 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