Senior Principal Engineer & IPT Lead: Production Transition

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks an IPT Lead with hardware design and manufacturing experience in Linthicum, MD. The role requires leading an engineering team to transition designs to production for a high-visibility program, interfacing across factory, engineering, and program management groups.

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s in electrical or mechanical engineering (or a Master’s) and a Secret clearance, plus experience in SAP and production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in electrical or mechanical engineering with 8 years of industry experience, or Masters with 6 years of industry experience.
• Active and current Secret government clearance
• 6-month minimum experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test
• 6-month minimum experience in the BWI production factory and/or factory test cell(s)

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to transition designs to production for a critical program.
• Interface with factory test cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance.
• Brief internal and external customer leadership on program progress.
• Manage project status reporting and coordinate with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing.

Skills

IPT Lead

Leadership

Hardware design

SAP

EVMS

Status reporting

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

REX RF

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks an IPT Lead with hardware design and manufacturing experience in Linthicum, MD. The role requires leading an engineering team to transition designs to production for a high-visibility program, interfacing across factory, engineering, and program management groups.

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s in electrical or mechanical engineering (or a Master’s) and a Secret clearance, plus experience in SAP and production environments.