Chief Engineer, Glide Phase Interceptor Program

Northrop Grumman; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 209,000 - 314,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Total Rewards

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector in Chandler, AZ seeks an Engineering Director for the Glide Phase Interceptor program. As Chief Engineer you will own technical execution, system integrity, and architecture decisions across the product lifecycle, reporting to the VP of Central Region Engineering, and leading cross‑functional teams in a high‑stakes defense program.

This 9/80 onsite role emphasizes model‑based systems engineering, risk management, and collaboration with customers and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering with extensive leadership experience.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering organizations and complex programs.
• Proven ability to establish technical strategy, baselines, and execution plans for hardware/software/integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as GPI Chief Engineer, providing technical leadership across the program.
• Own technical execution, system integrity, and architecture decisions for GPI.
• Maintain the integrated technical baseline across requirements, design, verification, and validation.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Systems engineering

Cross-functional teams

Technical strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Sector in Chandler, AZ seeks an Engineering Director for the Glide Phase Interceptor program. As Chief Engineer you will own technical execution, system integrity, and architecture decisions across the product lifecycle, reporting to the VP of Central Region Engineering, and leading cross‑functional teams in a high‑stakes defense program.

This 9/80 onsite role emphasizes model‑based systems engineering, risk management, and collaboration with customers and program