Sr. Principal Chief Engineer/IPT Lead

Northrop Grumman
Linthicum Heights, MD, United States
15 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$135,800.0 - $203,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Hardware Design SC Clearance

Job description

This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for an 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 a current, active government Secret clearance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 8 years of industry experience, or master’s degree and 6 years of industry experience. An additional 4 years’ experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
  • Active and current Secret government clearance
  • 6-month minimum experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test
  • 6-month minimum experience in the BWI factory and/or factory test cell(s)
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with 6-month minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead or other leadership role supporting a program or business function
  • Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift, * Demonstrated leadership skills with experience leading a team
  • Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and customers
  • Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing
  • Knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
  • Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process
  • Experience with LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production
  • Fluency with developing and executing project schedules
  • Experience managing products in the critical path of a program
  • PMP certification a plus
  • Active and current Top Secret government clearance a plus
  • Microelectronics or ceramic experience a plus.

Benefits & conditions

Primary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00 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.

About the company

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.

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