Senior Principal EPM — Airborne Navigation Systems

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Woodland Hills, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to lead engineering execution for airborne navigation systems. You will manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, interfacing with Program Managers and Chief Engineers to deliver on commitments and maintain safety-critical delivery across IPTs.

This full-time, on-site role emphasizes risk management, staffing, and adherence to DoD standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or related technical area; 8+ years of related experience or Master’s with 6+ years or PhD with 4+ years.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams on complex development programs.
• Experience in systems development, integration, and test across the lifecycle for safety-critical or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with hardware, software, and firmware projects.
• Experience with earned value management (EVM) and cost/schedule control.
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost, schedule and execution of all engineering scope on the program.
• Ensure engineering work meets rigor and standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-178, MIL-STD-882, DO-229).
• Serve as the primary engineering interface to the Program Manager and other functions.
• Develop and defend engineering estimates and BOEs.
• Manage staffing plans and resource forecasting with functional leaders.
• Identify and mitigate program risks and lead risk/issue/opportunity plans.
• Ensure compliance with processes and major reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Communication

Security clearance

Multidisciplinary teams

Citizenship: U.S.

DoD standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Woodland Hills, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to lead engineering execution for airborne navigation systems. You will manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, interfacing with Program Managers and Chief Engineers to deliver on commitments and maintain safety-critical delivery across IPTs.

This full-time, on-site role emphasizes risk management, staffing, and adherence to DoD standards.