Senior IPT Lead, RF Systems & Production

Northrop Grumman; Middle River (MD); On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holiday and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an IPT Lead with a strong background in RF integration and test to guide a production transition for a high-visibility program. The role requires leadership, clear communication, and tight coordination across engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams.

The candidate must hold an active Secret clearance with potential SAP clearance and be onsite at the BWI facility on first shift. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering with relevant years of experience.
• Active and current Secret government clearance; SAP clearance possible.
• RF/Microwave engineering experience and factory/test cell exposure.
• Demonstrated IPT leadership or equivalent program/project leadership experience.
• Experience with hardware design/integration and transitioning to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to transition designs to production for a priority program.
• Interface with factory test cells, Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Mission Assurance.
• Brief internal and customer leadership on progress and status.

Skills

RF Microwave Engineering

IPT Leadership

Verbal & Written Communication

Project Status Reporting

EVMS Knowledge

LRU/LRM Integration

PMP Certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

RF Test Equipment

Manufacturing Material Processing Systems

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an IPT Lead with a strong background in RF integration and test to guide a production transition for a high-visibility program. The role requires leadership, clear communication, and tight coordination across engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams.

The candidate must hold an active Secret clearance with potential SAP clearance and be onsite at the BWI facility on first shift. Travel up to 10% may be required.