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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 5). This position is in Clearfield, UT and will support ICBM – Sustainment.
What you will get to do:
The Staff Engineer Systems - Sustaining Engineering - is responsible for leading the Remote Visual Assessment (RVA) engineering team in the design, development, and delivery of solutions that meet government requirements. This involves overseeing the technical direction of the program, ensuring that engineering activities are aligned with contract requirements, and leading engineering resources. The candidate will work closely with program manager, technical teams, and government to identify and mitigate technical risks, develop solutions to complex technical problems, and ensure that all engineering activities are performed in accordance with industry standards and government regulations. The ideal candidate will provide strong leadership, driving day-to-day tasking in support of customer needs.
For this position, you will require:
- Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Experience in delivering formal briefings/presentations to senior leadership and being primary focal point to end user
- High proficiency in technical problem solving, to include participating in root cause analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Must have the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- 5 years of experience interfacing with cross-functional teams to define, implement, and manage metrics that enable data-driven decision-making and performance improvements across complex programs.
- 5 years of experience developing, implementing, and maintaining metrics consistency across domains.
- 5 years of experience analyzing data and preparing clear, concise reports and briefings for executive leadership on program performance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in engineering or a related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Demonstrated history leading of multi-functional teams
- Ability to work with and develop as needed, network/electronic work instructions, safety policies and quality procedures
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Background and understanding in various tools and techniques associated with cost / schedule management (especially Earned Value Management).
- Minuteman III ICBM experience
- Hardware integration experience working with cross-functional groups
- Experience sustaining engineering data packages to include specifications, drawings, interface documents
- Experience sustaining long term service life systems through application of logistics practices including component performance monitoring, spares/resource monitoring, analytic forecasting, DMSMS, and alternate source/component replacement solutions
- Cyber security requirements and practices implementation
- Fundamental understanding of EMI/EMC and HERO provision in a system design
- Experience applying safety considerations in all aspects of program execution
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
This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00The 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 12 years of experience, or master’s degree and 10 years, or PhD and 8 years
- U.S. citizenship
- Active DoD Secret clearance at application, current and within scope, with investigation within the last six years
- Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program approval
- Five years interfacing with cross-functional teams to define, implement, and manage metrics across complex programs
- Five years developing, implementing, and maintaining metrics consistency across domains
- Five years analyzing data and preparing reports and executive briefings on program performance
- Master’s degree in engineering or related field
- Professional Engineer license
- Experience leading multifunctional teams
- Experience developing network or electronic work instructions, safety policies, and quality procedures
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with cost and schedule management, especially Earned Value Management
- Minuteman III ICBM experience
- Hardware integration experience with cross-functional groups
- Experience with sustaining engineering data packages, including specifications, drawings, and interface documents
- Experience sustaining long-term service-life systems using logistics practices, component monitoring, spares monitoring, forecasting, DMSMS, and alternate component solutions
- Experience implementing cybersecurity requirements and practices
- Understanding of EMI/EMC and HERO provisions in system design
- Experience applying safety considerations throughout program execution
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