Senior Chief Engineer - Software & Systems

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Chief Engineer - Level 6 to lead a multi-disciplined engineering team on a critical national security program based in Aurora, CO. You will guide architectural direction, coordinate with leadership, and ensure technical solutions align with mission objectives.

The role requires a senior engineering background, substantial leadership experience, and the ability to travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 14+ years of experience – OR – Master’s degree with 12+ years – OR – PhD with 14+ years of experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience leading engineering teams/organizations.
• Experience leading a diverse software engineering team in a fast paced agile development cycle.
• Ability to travel up to 10% as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Be an advisor and technical liaison between Chief Product Owner, Chief Scrum Master, Chief Architect, and the Program Manager.
• Be a technical leader for the engineering team.
• Develop and share program strategic and mission path forward, vision, and objectives with the program.
• Inform the PM on technical direction affecting scope and issues that warrant Government notification.

Skills

Security clearance

Engineering leadership

Agile / Scrum

Technical leadership

Communication

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

JAVA

Docker

Kubernetes

Relational Databases

Kafka

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Chief Engineer - Level 6 to lead a multi-disciplined engineering team on a critical national security program based in Aurora, CO. You will guide architectural direction, coordinate with leadership, and ensure technical solutions align with mission objectives.

The role requires a senior engineering background, substantial leadership experience, and the ability to travel up to 10%.