Principal Engineer/ Sr. Principal Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a principal/senior engineer to oversee cost accounts on E-2 projects and to drive systems engineering execution. You will coordinate with project management, engineering management, and IPTs, review budgets, and input earned value data while developing resolutions to issues affecting productivity and quality.

A clearance is required for this role. Ideal candidates have a STEM degree with multiple years of related experience, strong EVM/cost accounting background, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in STEM with required years of related experience.
• Experience with earned value management and cost accounting.
• Ability to obtain/maintain government clearance (Secret or higher).
• Background in systems engineering or related discipline.
• Experience leading projects and driving performance to schedule.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage cost accounts for ongoing E-2 engineering projects.
• Serve as liaison between project management, engineering management, and IPTs.
• Review project and budget status; manage schedules; input EVM data.
• Assess issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity and quality goals.
• Oversee estimates and proposals across MDC2 IPTs.
• Drive technical execution of systems engineering tasks.

Skills

Cost accounting

Earned value management

Leadership

Project execution

MBSE tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Agile program execution

Interpersonal skills

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Visio

Cameo

MBSE tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the cost accounts associated with ongoing E-2 engineering projects.
• Serve as liaison between project management, engineering management, and engineering integrated product teams (IPTs).
• Review project and budget status; manage schedules; prepare status reports; and input/track earned value management (EVM) data for assigned programs.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction objectives.
• Oversee preparation of estimates and proposals across MDC2 IPTs.
• Drive technical execution of systems engineering tasks.

Basic Qualifications

• At the Principal Engineer Systems (Level 3) Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Systems (Level 4) Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience.
• Applicable at both levels: Background in systems engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Experience with earned value management/program cost accounting.
• Must have the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• A final, adjudicated active Top Secret clearance.
• Previous or existing E 2 Program Access Request (PAR).
• Graduate degree in STEM field.
• Prior work on multi domain command and control systems or similar mission critical platforms.
• Demonstrated leadership and strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading projects and/or driving performance to schedule.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Prior experience with cost account management.
• EVM, PMP, or CAPM certification.
• Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Visio and Cameo.
• Familiarity with collaboration and lifecycle management tools, including JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
• Experience with Agile program execution, including sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative development.

Primary Level Salary Range

• $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range

• $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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