CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Senior Staff - Chief Engineer in our SDS Division. This leadership role will be located in Roy, Utah and support the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

• The definitive technical authority for all aspects of engineering on all program elements (hardware/software/support/test) and leads a multi disciplined engineering team managing the technical performance of the program meeting cost and schedule requirements including subcontracted elements
• Coordinates requirements development, hardware/software design, verification, and validation activities
• Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test and sustainment of products for our customers and is compliant with company policies, procedures, and quality standards
• Maintains cognizance over technical activities within program IPTs and ensures horizontal integration of the best engineering practices across the company
• Continually coordinates with the systems engineering and program integration team (PIT) leader to ensure the execution of program statement of work and baselines and serves as the technical point of contact with the customer
• This role will be the Chief Engineer assigned to ICBM Sustainment, responsible for controlling the technical baseline through change board control
• Coordinates between Systems Engineering and product engineering teams to facilitate system requirements compliance, modeling and analysis, hardware/software design, verification, validation, and integration activities across elements contributing to design and delivery
• Additional responsibilities to include support on the Sentinel program in the Chief Engineers Office, as required in addition to ICBM Sustainment support

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with at least 14 years of progressive engineering experience; 12 years with Master’s; 10 years with PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Extensive background in missile systems
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills, decisiveness, and ability to make sound technical judgments with limited information
• Well-versed, skilled, and disciplined in system engineering processes

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master’s Degree in STEM
• 5+ years of ICBM experience
• Experience with nuclear command and control ground and launch systems
• Experience with nuclear surety, hardness, and weapon system safety
• Candidate must have good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and good oral and written presentation skills

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  
• 401k  
• Educational Assistance  
• Life Insurance  
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   
• Paid Time Off   
• Health & Wellness Resources   
• Employee Discounts  

https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Sentinelsystems

Primary Level Salary Range: $162,500.00 - $243,700.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.

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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.