Senior Engineering Program Architect — Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to support multiple major development programs as a Systems Architect. You will back the Program Manager and Chief Engineer, coordinating engineering resources, schedules, and budgets while ensuring technical alignment across IPTs.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, deep systems engineering experience, and the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 14 years of experience in STEM fields; Master’s with 12 years; PhD with 10 years; additional 4 years may substitute for a degree.
• U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain SAP access.
• Active/secret clearance required; experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of the technical execution plan and secure engineering resources to meet objectives.
• Serve as the primary engineering interface to the Program Manager and partner organizations.
• Provide engineering inputs to sector program execution reports and reviews.
• Develop, review, and defend engineering estimates and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
• Oversee CAM for engineering control accounts and support CEAC, schedule, and financial updates.
• Lead engineering Page and Line reviews to align with objectives and targets.
• Coordinate staffing plans and workload forecasts with functional managers.
• Manage risk and opportunities across IPTs.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Technical communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Program execution

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to support multiple major development programs as a Systems Architect. You will back the Program Manager and Chief Engineer, coordinating engineering resources, schedules, and budgets while ensuring technical alignment across IPTs.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, deep systems engineering experience, and the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.