Staff Chief Engineer

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Join Northrop Grumman - Cincinnati (aka Xetron), part of Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Our Northrop Grumman Cincinnati, Ohio small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both. This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art. You and your team will wrestle with the next big problems in an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation, sharing your expertise while learning from the expert next to you. Remember when you were excited about getting to work because the challenge of the problem, the importance of the solution and the fun you had with your team? It's that kind of place! But don't take my word for it. See for yourself! See why we receive comments on our YouTube Videos like "This company is insanely advanced" and "Wow. This is mind blowing." See some of our recent Awards and Recognition and read about some of the reasons to live in Cincinnati .

We are seeking a cleared Staff Chief Engineer for a critical leadership role as a key contributor to the successful completion of RF Communications projects. This is a critical role on our programs with the responsibility for the overall successful completion of assigned projects.

The ideal candidate is expected to possess leadership characteristics to interact as a peer with program leadership including Program Management and Engineering Management, as well as interact with other organizations such as Operations, Supply Chain Management, Material Planning, Manufacturing and Mission Assurance (Quality). The ideal candidate is also expected to possess a strong technical foundation to direct technical tasks for System Engineers and IPT leads on the program.

The candidate is expected to have experience as a technical lead on development programs including experience leading engineers, managing requirements, interacting with customers, tracking program budget and schedule, staffing programs, driving technical tasks to closure, servings as a Cost Account Manager (CAM), managing proposal technical volumes and developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for additional work.

This position is perfect for a candidate that can lead a program to produce new hardware products at the Xetron facility that support National Defense partners. The products produced at this facility support all domains of intelligence and defense battle-spaces including land, sea, air and space. Many of the problem-sets our customers expect us to solve do not have known solutions, so ingenuity is essential.

Candidates for this position should have:

Substantial breadth and depth of knowledge in all aspects of engineering with a focus in producing deployable low size weight and power hardware products.

System and/or subsystem design leadership and direct technical contribution with RF/hardware, DSP design, RF communication and RF collection programs.

Previous direct contact with end customers and end operators of our products, which allows for pragmatic and early feedback from the user community during the design process.

Preferred technical background includes experience with design improvements, requirements management, especially in relationship to reliability, maintainability, and supportability.

Examples of programs and products executed at Xetron include:

RF collection systems

Unique waveform communication products

Extremely low power unattended sensors (i.e. low SWaP)

Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) devices

Innovative Digital Signal Processing (DSP) solutions

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, or other STEM degree, plus 14 years of progressive experience OR Master of Science degree plus 12 years of progressive experience, OR PhD plus 9 years of progressive experience

Experience as an IPT lead, Chief Engineer and SEIT Lead

Preferred Qualifications:

Current, active Top Secret clearance with SCI

Experience as an IPT lead, Chief Engineer and SEIT Lead

MATLAB knowledge and/or experience

Test Engineering and Root Cause Analysis Experience

Demonstrated leadership experience

Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply varied technologies

Ability to perform as liaison to the customer for all engineering efforts

Ability to collaborate in a team environment.

SAP software knowledge and/or experience

Northrop Grumman has 401k matching and personal growth opportunities. In addition, we offer a flexible work arrangement and the option of a 9/80 or 4/10 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. The 4/10 schedule allows employees to work four ten-hour days Monday through Thursday and take off every Friday.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $225,000

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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