Missile Launch Systems IPT Lead – Senior Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Launch Systems organization in Chandler, AZ seeks a Systems Engineer - Program IPT Lead Level 6 to guide a high-visibility program. The role requires security clearances and experience leading technical teams across GNC, avionics, propulsion, and software domains.

The position emphasizes MBSE-driven architecture, IC/ICD development, and EVMS-based program execution. Travel up to 10% and on-site work in Chandler are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of experience, master’s with 12 years of experience or Ph.D. with 10 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• Active US Government Security Secret Clearance Ability and willingness to obtain Top Secret Clearance Ability and willingness to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) Ability and willingness to obtain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• Experience leading technical teams
• Understanding of Government systems engineering requirements
• Experience as Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Technical lead, or other leadership role in a program office or business function with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with the technical development and direction for many aspects of engineering on a program, including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of product to a customer.
• Experience with developing and executing project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level trade studies to evaluate design alternatives, assess performance vs. cost/schedule/risk, and support architecture decisions for advanced missile systems.
• Develop, maintain, and baseline system- and subsystem-level Interface Control Documents (ICDs), including mechanical, electrical, data, and software interfaces.
• Apply Systems Engineering, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), methods and tools to capture requirements, architecture, behaviors, and verification/validation plans.
• Serve as a technical lead for multi-disciplinary engineering teams (e.g., GNC, avionics, propulsion, structures, software, I&T), ensuring system-level integration and design coherence.
• Act as Control Account Manager (CAM) for assigned work scope, including planning, budgeting, tracking, and reporting performance.
• Implement Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to monitor cost and schedule, identify variances, and develop recovery plans.
• Oversee and coordinate multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), driving technical execution, risk management, and cross-functional issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering artifacts including requirements documents, CONOPS, specifications, verification matrices, and system-level test strategies.
• Support integration and test planning and execution, including test readiness reviews, anomaly resolution, and verification/validation activities.
• Participate in customer technical interchange meetings, design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR), and formal reviews, presenting technical status, risks, and mitigations.
• Support risk and opportunity management, including identification, assessment, and mitigation planning at the system level.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

IPT lead

MBSE

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Ph.D.

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Launch Systems organization in Chandler, AZ seeks a Systems Engineer - Program IPT Lead Level 6 to guide a high-visibility program. The role requires security clearances and experience leading technical teams across GNC, avionics, propulsion, and software domains.

The position emphasizes MBSE-driven architecture, IC/ICD development, and EVMS-based program execution. Travel up to 10% and on-site work in Chandler are expected.