General Engineering

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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 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. Northrop Grumman Central Software, E&P Engineering is looking for you to join us as Chief Engineer - Level 7, located in Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO, or Boulder, CO.This role will serve as the definitive technical authority for the assigned program. The selected candidate will report directly to the regional Software Engineering Director and interface with corporate executives and government customers. The Chief Engineer will lead a multi-disciplined engineering team in a fast paced-environment managing the technical performance of the program meeting cost and schedule requirements. Programmatic focus will be on the activities to develop key technologies, integrate and shape solutions for Missile Defense Integration (MDI) Business Unit (BU) while also supporting the creation of new strategies to win and execute future development programs.Responsible for the technical development and direction of all engineering aspects on the program, including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of products to the customer.Serve as the advisor to the program director and technical interface to the customer.Lead technical execution for a complex program, integrating multi-disciplinary engineering efforts to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives.Maintain cognizance over technical activities within the program and ensuring horizontal integration of compliant, best practice engineering processes and procedures.Collaborate with all team and technical leads to resolve engineering conflicts and provide innovative, achievable solutions to unusually/complex technical problems.Evaluate technical implications of identified risks, issues, and opportunities, and offers recommendations for mitigation strategies.Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of software engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve results through managing people, internal processes and customer/supplier relationships.Regularly interface with other program stakeholders and associate contractors to ensure system level integration.Develop and present technical solutions to senior leadership, collaborate across BUs, divisions, sectors within the company as well as with industry partners and customer community, using strong communication skills.Advocate and lead efforts in Artificial Intelligence assisted software development initiatives/integration.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor of Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering andMath) discipline and 16 years of relevant experience; 12 years with PhD Minimum of 10 years of experience technically leading large engineering teams and/or organizations to achieve full system development, end to end integration, testing, and deploymentMust have active Secret clearance at time of applicationMust be US CitizenMust have working knowledge of Agile methodologies.Minimum 5 years of experience in Missile Defense programsDemonstrated background of successfully applying Software Engineering Principles and Operating Practices to guide program technical design, development, and deployment of systems architectures.Preferred Qualifications:Ten or more years of experience in Missile Defense programs including Fire Control experience.Experience leading Agile software program development to include Dev*Ops, AI/ML solution integration, AI/ML/Math/Physics based algorithms, Sensor/ track fusion algorithms, cloud-based solutions. Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, engineering review board, process control, software, etc.)We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.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. 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. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.