Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has multiple openings for Staff Hardware-Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. These positions are located in Baltimore, MD.
This individual will lead a cross-discipline engineering team typically greater than 10 people for a medium to high-risk project and interface with Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead and direct cross-functional hardware engineering teams during proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases of products in development and production phases
- Support proposal development and new program acquisition efforts
- Interpret statements of work assigned by program leadership
- Develop and execute project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts
- Interface with functional departments to secure team staffing
- Work with suppliers and be able to articulate project requirements
- Brief internal and customer leadership on progress of work assigned
- Perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings.
This role is contingent upon candidates having a current/active Secret Clearance.
This role is contingent upon Program Award.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM-related discipline with (12) years of related experience, or Master's Degree and (10) years of related experience.
- Must have a current/active Secret Clearance. Secret Clearance is required to start. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment.
- 4 years of Experience as Hardware Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Technical lead, or other leadership role in a program office or business function with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- 4 years of Engineering leadership experience in a team environment
- 4 years of experience in the Hardware Design, Manufacturing or Test process
- 4 years of experience with developing and executing project schedules
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in hardware development of complex RF or Digital systems and sub-systems
- Experience with certification as a Control Account Manager (CAM) managing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) projects
- The selected candidates are expected to be self-motivated, highly organized, and detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Experienced in utilizing the Engineering Design Process for the planning and execution of projects.
- PMP certification
- Active and current Top Secret government clearance
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM with 12 years related experience, or Master's degree with 10 years related experience
- Current, active Secret security clearance (required to start and maintain)
- Minimum 4 years experience as a Hardware Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Technical Lead, or comparable leadership role
- Minimum 4 years of engineering leadership experience in a team environment
- Minimum 4 years experience in Hardware Design, Manufacturing, or Test processes
- Minimum 4 years experience developing and executing project schedules, including EVMS and EACs
- Experience in hardware development of complex RF or digital systems and sub-systems
- Experience or certification as a Control Account Manager (CAM) managing EVMS projects
- PMP certification
- Active Top Secret government clearance
- Strong verbal and written communication, self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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