Senior Chief Engineer - Battle Management and Autonomy

Northrop Grumman; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) seeks a Senior Staff Chief Engineer to join the Battle Management OU in Redondo Beach, CA; El Segundo, CA; or Melbourne, FL.

The role leads a multidisciplinary engineering team on R&D projects in Advanced Autonomy, JADC2, and Battle Management Architecture, delivering demonstrations and transitions from concept to fielded capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD in STEM with years of experience.
• Experience interfacing with customers and leadership.
• Active US government clearance or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for the operating unit and provide leadership.
• Define and control technical requirements with cross-project coordination.
• Interface with customer and company senior leadership.
• Ensure programs meet engineering standards, cost, and schedule.
• Oversee technical performance and chair the TRB.
• Support risk management and mentor technical contributors.
• Lead teams across autonomy, C2, and BA T domains.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Customer interface

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) seeks a Senior Staff Chief Engineer to join the Battle Management OU in Redondo Beach, CA; El Segundo, CA; or Melbourne, FL.

The role leads a multidisciplinary engineering team on R&D projects in Advanced Autonomy, JADC2, and Battle Management Architecture, delivering demonstrations and transitions from concept to fielded capability.