Senior Chief Engineer, RF/EW Systems

Northrop Grumman; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Chief Engineer in Chantilly, VA to serve as the technical authority for a USAF EW LRIP program. The role leads RF/EW architecture trades, oversees integration and verification, chairs technical reviews, and mentors a small multi‑discipline team.

Strong leadership and DOORS traceability are essential. Responsibilities include directing design-to-delivery activities, ensuring verifiable requirements, and communicating effectively with the prime contractor and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent STEM field.
• Active Secret clearance to start; Top Secret/SPI/SCI eligibility preferred.
• Minimum 2 years as Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, or equivalent.
• Experience on USAF/DoD RF/EW programs with LRIP or early production.
• Strong RF/EW background in hardware, architectures, and integration.
• Proven ability to translate mission needs into verifiable system requirements.
• Experience leading technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR) and RCCA.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the program’s technical authority for USAF EW LRIP.
• Direct design, development, integration, test, and delivery activities to meet objectives.
• Lead RF/EW architecture trades balancing performance, SWaP-C, manufacturability, testability.
• Ensure requirements are clear, verifiable, and traced to architecture and V&V.
• Chair Technical Review Board; support CCBs and major reviews.
• Oversee system integration, EMI/EMC, environmental qualification, field tests.
• Lead cross-IPT collaboration and mentor a multi-disciplinary team.
• Interface with prime contractor and USAF customer with clear risk/status reporting.

Skills

RF/EW expertise

Systems engineering

Leadership

Requirements tracing

Structured decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

DOORS

NGPro

RF test ranges

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Chief Engineer in Chantilly, VA to serve as the technical authority for a USAF EW LRIP program. The role leads RF/EW architecture trades, oversees integration and verification, chairs technical reviews, and mentors a small multi‑discipline team.

Strong leadership and DOORS traceability are essential. Responsibilities include directing design-to-delivery activities, ensuring verifiable requirements, and communicating effectively with the prime contractor and