Chief Engineer – Autonomy & Battle Management Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp.

Redondo Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 167,000 - 289,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Staff Chief Engineer for the Battle Management OU in Redondo Beach/El Segundo, CA, or Melbourne, FL. You will lead a multidisciplinary team executing R&D on autonomy, JADC2, and BAST, from concept to demonstrations and transitions.

Requirements include a STEM degree with 8+ years (PhD preferred) and demonstrated experience across program lifecycles, customer interfaces, and systems engineering leadership. Travel up to 15% may be required.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in a related STEM discipline with 14+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 12+ years, or PhD with 8+ years.
Experience with air vehicle flight autonomy or mission autonomy and C2 architectures/implementations.
Demonstrated ability to interface with customers and company leadership.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical authority for the Battle Management OU and provide technical direction to teams.
Define and control technical requirements and ensure cross-project coordination.
Act as principal technical interface with customers and senior leadership.
Ensure programs follow engineering principles and company policies/standards.
Oversee technical performance measures within cost and schedule constraints.
Chair the Technical Review Board (TRB) and mentor technical staff.