IPT Section Manager & CAM Lead (Secret)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Section Manager and CAM/IPT lead at our Woodland Hills, CA site to guide a team of engineers in inertial navigation systems development, cost and schedule performance, and technical quality.

You will coordinate with program management, mission assurance, and supply chain, manage staffing, and ensure engineering processes meet company standards while delivering on time and within budget. The role requires a DoD Secret Clearance.

Qualifications

• 8 years of Engineering experience with a Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline; 6 years of Engineering experience with Masters; 4 Years with a PhD.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working in a systems engineering, integration, and/or test environment.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience with experience and training in Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles and application or as a Cost Account Manager (CAM)
• Experience leading, managing, or supervising engineering staff (e.g., as a functional manager, section lead, or equivalent).
• Experience in all aspects of the engineering process, from requirements analysis through verification testing.
• Experience with DoD programs and proposal activities.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and managing the engineering design, development, test and integration of hardware and software products/subsystems.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting cost and schedule performance (CAM) of the Systems Engineering Integration and Test for electrical mechanical design teams.
• Owning the overall technical quality and performance for the engineering content of the assigned scope of work.
• Ensuring that the engineering team is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test, and sustainment in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Serving as the interface to the Program Manager, SEIT Lead, Chief Engineer, and other IPT leads to coordinate IPT technical and programmatic status and issues.
• Serving as the interface to the Engineering Discipline/Department Managers to coordinate staffing requirements and ensure proper skill mix to support IPT activities.
• Project planning utilizing a resource loaded IMS and aligning to overall program milestones.
• Meeting cost account budget, schedule, and technical performance for scope of work as assigned. Coordinating with cost account manager and understanding of EVMS.
• Coordinates and prepares cost and schedule configuration control board (CCB) packages for baseline change approval
• Managing scope and aligning to contract and statement of work requirements.
• Forming tiger teams to address issues with disciplined root cause and corrective actions.
• Risk management, mitigations, and interface with risk boards.
• Resource plans and forecasting. Product roadmaps.
• Presentations to technical review boards.
• Communication and status reporting to program leadership and management.

Skills

Engineering leadership

EVMS knowledge

DoD program experience

Staff management

Proposal experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM discipline

Masters

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Doors

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Section Manager and CAM/IPT lead at our Woodland Hills, CA site to guide a team of engineers in inertial navigation systems development, cost and schedule performance, and technical quality.

You will coordinate with program management, mission assurance, and supply chain, manage staffing, and ensure engineering processes meet company standards while delivering on time and within budget. The role requires a DoD Secret Clearance.