Senior Principal Engineer & Program Lead (Secret)

Northrop Grumman

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 129,000 - 194,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life & disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer (RQ-4 TRMC CAM/Lead) to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

You will work under the Product Support IPT Lead to ensure lifecycle development and logistics products align with the SOW, budgets, and schedules. The ideal candidate has a US Government Secret clearance, strong EVM experience, and a track record leading cross-functional teams across dispersed locations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's degree.
Demonstrated EVM skills including development, analysis, and control of program budgets, EAC, ETC, performance indices, and variance analysis.
At least 2 years of experience leading a project or driving performance against schedule.
Ability to obtain and maintain the final adjudicated US Government Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with internal teams and customers to ensure program requirements are met within budget and schedule.
Lead internal/external teammates and suppliers to meet program performance, cost/schedule and quality objectives.
Collaborate with Customer Program Offices, Program Leaders, and Product Support Functions to ensure SOW-defined requirements are achieved within budget, schedule, and quality.
Support development and logistics products and services per the SOW.