Consulting Chief Engineer - RQ4 USAF

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Consulting Chief Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our RQ4 USAF Business Area Program. This role is located in San Diego, CA. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.

The USAF CE is responsible for the technical baseline of all platforms, has technical authority for any changes to the system, and provides technical leadership and direction to the USAF engineering team in executing the statements of work. This includes but is not limited to all Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) upgrades for both .

SUMMARY OF SKILLS The individual selected for this position will be responsible for leading over 50 engineers in the sustainment, improvement, and development of new capabilities for the Global Hawk platform.

The CE is responsible for the overall execution and technical performance of the RQ4 USAF portfolio comprised of members from each technical IPT (Systems Engineering, Air Vehicle, Mission Systems, Software, and Test).

• Oversee all major technical reviews (SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, etc.), thus ensuring execution efforts are delivering quality products on time and within budget.
• Serves as the principal technical interface with the customer.
• Demonstrate experience and understanding of software development, avionics integration, systems engineering including (requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, and verification at subsystem and system level), integration and test in both laboratory and flight test environments.
• Ensures Key Performance Parameters, Technical Performance Measures (FTQ included) are being tracked, adhered to, and are satisfying customer and program requirements.
• Provides technical leadership and ensures that programs are identifying, reviewing, and managing risks and issues.
• Ensures Systems Safety and Airworthiness compliance efforts are being addressed satisfactorily throughout the execution efforts of the development programs.
• Performs critical decisions to halt and correct planned test events if system safety is compromised.
• Elevates issues of significant technical consequence to the Enterprise CE and to the VP of Engineering as appropriate.
• Ensures robust systems engineering practices are employed in establishing bids for proposals and ECPs.
• Reviews proposals and ECPs and approves them for technical adequacy and executability.
• Provides inputs to IPTs and functional home room leadership regarding the performance of Engineering personnel supporting the CE and/or IPTs in executing program statement of work.
• Provides constructive feedback and improvement recommendations to the IPTs and to the functional homeroom as the Voice of the Customer regarding people, processes and tools.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline AND 16 years of experience on manned or unmanned aircraft systems, OR a Masters degree in STEM AND 14 years of experience on manned or unmanned aircraft systems, OR a Ph.D. in STEM AND 11 years of experience on manned or unmanned aircraft systems.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge and experience of aircraft systems including air vehicle, mission computing, communications, and sensors.
• Must have familiarity with leading large technical proposals and the ability to lead the customer through reviews of technical performance.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret (or higher) clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Systems
• Experience with radar systems and satellite communication
• Experience with airworthiness certification / MIL-HDBK 516
• Experience with product lifecycle through sustainment and operations

Primary Level Salary Range: $212,100.00 - $318,100.00

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 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.