Sr Staff Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 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’s Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability Division is seeking to hire a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to join its team of diverse and qualified individuals. This position will be located in Buffalo, NY and will support the state-of-the-art Simulation Systems solutions.

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer who will own the responsibility for leading multiple engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to meet all program contractual requirements and deliverables owned by the IPTs on schedule and within cost. This role has the authority to make engineering project management decisions and recommendations that have an impact on program performance. This role reports to the Site Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Manager and works with the program Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer/SEIT Lead, and the Program Management Office (PMO) to deliver on program and stakeholder commitments.  

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Monitor the day-to-day execution across the engineering IPTs to deliver program engineering deliverables on time and within cost, while meeting contractual programmatic and technical requirements and stakeholder expectations and measure and report Earned Value (EV) performance. 
• Ensure technical quality, performance, cost, schedule, and risk and opportunity management across all engineering IPTs on the program, in alignment with Engineering and Division processes, program policies, and industry best standards 
• Ensure that the IPTs adhere to the Statement of Work (SOW) and execute rigorous change management  
• Ensure IPTs identify and coordinate both the staffing and resources needed to meet program objectives with Functional Management to complete product team deliverables 
• Lead engineering Basis of Estimates (BOEs)and schedule development across the Engineering IPTs for program and new business, and support formal program reviews, including Proposal Signoffs, Program Start Up Reviews and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs). This includes ensuring that there are no gaps in the engineering baselines, and that there is no duplication of effort.  
• Ensure IPTs coordinate and collaborate with Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Operations, and Integration & Test to achieve product team deliverables 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 14 years of experience or a Master’s Degree (with a BS in STEM or a Master’s in STEM) with 12 years of experience or a PhD with 10 years of experience.  
• US Citizenship
•  Must have a current/active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years. Secret clearance is required to start. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment. 

• 10 years of experience and knowledge in Electronic Warfare (EW) Threat Simulation

• 5 years of experience as managing Systems or functional engineers.
• 5 years of experience managing requirements in DOORS, practices, and methods. 
• 5 years of demonstrated program execution skills; demonstrated ability to meet program technical, cost, and schedule milestones. 
• Earned Value Management (EVM) or as a Control Account Manager (CAM) experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline
• Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production 
• Experience with technical reviews for large scale and complex system development 
• Experience with implementing and using model-based systems engineering tools, practices, and methods 
• Communication and leadership skills and experience leading small teams in a dynamic work environment

Primary Level Salary Range: $175,300.00 - $262,900.00

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.

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.