Staff Electronics Engineer – Engineering Architect Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 is looking to add a Staff Electronics Engineer – Engineering Architect Lead to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA or Palmdale, CA . This candidate will be responsible for leading a team of data center architects, drafters, and Subcontract Management Team (SMT) leads, to develop implementation strategy and engineering documentation tracking to fielding visions for upgrading and delivering large data centers. The candidate should be a self-starter with experience in electronics engineering or equivalent technologies familiar working within an Integrated Product Team construct. Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Manage and oversee a team of architects, engineers, drafters, and SMT leads Focal for capturing project statement of work & requirements for upcoming upgrades and installations Lead team in developing designs and engineering documentation for upcoming upgrades and installations Lead team in resolving critical issues discovered while upgrading, delivering, or sustaining systems, identify risk/issue/opportunity as required Support strategic planning for future upgrades and deliveries Oversee procurement of equipment for future upgrades and deliveries Provide proposal input for the engineering development aspects of new contracts Attend Technical Review Boards (TRB) for visibility into Change Requests (CR) Support Technical Review Boards (TRB) to include reviewing a approving that are generated by Installation and Builds Ensure that change requests are incorporated into upgrade planning so that they can be applied to the systems Establish cost/schedule baseline for the engineering development activities for upcoming upgrades and deliveries Review weekly name runs for accuracy, provide cost analysis, and take performance on a weekly basis for engineering development activities Provide monthly Estimate To Complete (ETC) updates and Estimate At Complete (EAC) adjustments that are needed The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.   There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.  Travel up to 25% may be required.

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience. Experience leading cross-functional technical teams Hands-on experience in electronics engineering, systems engineering and/or aerospace engineering Proven ability to effectively work across multiple organizations, geographic locations, and levels to form teams, gain internal support, act with speed, and make tough decisions Experience and knowledge of Project/Program Management processes to include Control Account Management (CAM) Earned Value Management (EVM), Risks – Issues - Opportunities (RIO) processes,