Senior Engineering Program Manager, Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Sykesville (MD); On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Staff Chief Engineer / Engineering Program Manager to lead engineering scope on a production program within the Power/Control Systems unit at our Sykesville, MD site. The role focuses on cost, schedule, and execution across IPTs, with responsibility for technical plans and resource coordination.

The position requires advanced engineering leadership, experience in cross-functional teams, and the ability to engage with executives and customers, with

Qualifications

• Experience in systems development, integration, and test across the program lifecycle.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading high-performance cross-functional technical teams.
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain Secret clearance; interim secret clearance to start.
• On-site work in Sykesville, MD.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary engineering interface to the Program Manager and partnering functional organizations.
• Provide engineering inputs to sector program execution reports and other programmatic reviews.
• Develop, review, and defend engineering proposal estimates and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
• Oversee Control Account Management (CAM) for all engineering-related control accounts.
• Coordinate scheduling, CEAC, and financial updates for engineering scope.
• Lead engineering Page and Line (P&L) reviews to ensure alignment with program objectives and financial targets.
• Facilitate engineering staffing plans and Work Load Forecasts (WLF) in coordination with functional managers.
• Coordinate engineering risk and opportunity identification, tracking, and handling plans across all IPTs.
• The selected candidate will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

EVMS experience

Power/Control Systems design tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Staff Chief Engineer / Engineering Program Manager to lead engineering scope on a production program within the Power/Control Systems unit at our Sykesville, MD site. The role focuses on cost, schedule, and execution across IPTs, with responsibility for technical plans and resource coordination.

The position requires advanced engineering leadership, experience in cross-functional teams, and the ability to engage with executives and customers, with