Staff Chief Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Mission Systems has an opening for an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead with technical background in RF integration and test for Prime Mission Equipment. This position is located in Linthicum, MD. This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility. They will interface with personnel in the Factory Test Cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance.  In addition, they will brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress. The selected candidate will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings.  The selected candidate is expected to be self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills. This role is contingent upon candidates having an Active and current Top Secret government clearance.

Active and current Top Secret government clearance Some technical background / experience with RF and mechanical Experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test and/or experience moving hardware through the BWI factory Demonstrated proficiency in Control Account Manager (CAM) activities and the Earned Value Management system (EVMS) Fluency with developing and executing project schedules Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and/or customers Demonstrated leadership skills with 1.5 years minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, program manager or other leadership position leading engineers supporting a program or business function Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering with 12 years of industry experience, or master’s degree and 10 years of industry experience Preferred Qualifications:   Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and lead a hardware team to meet cost, schedule and technical performance Leadership of multi‑site or multi‑sector IPTs Experience with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo, MagicDraw, IBM Rational DOORS) Experience supporting Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and proposals Experience with REX (receiver/exciter) through design or integration and test, Antenna Subsystem, and/or general RF Integration and test for hardware Experience identifying and quantifying risks/opportunities Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process Experience managing products in the critical path of a program Experience with LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production  PMP certification a plus Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00 The above salary range represents a