Senior Product Line Architect — MBSE & PLE Lead (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Staff Product Line Engineering Architect to join the PLA team in San Diego, CA or Baltimore, MD. You will lead architecture efforts to enable a family of related products and coach divisions on adopting product lines using MBSE practices.

The role requires building relationships with senior leaders, tailoring PL processes, and delivering education sessions while aligning with NG digital strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM plus extensive related experience.
• Proven leadership of technical teams and decisive judgment.
• Experience directing engineering design, development, and delivery.
• MBSE experience using MBSE tools and systems engineering lifecycle knowledge.
• Citizenship and ability to obtain government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior leaders to guide PLA adoption across divisions.
• Adapt architecture experience to improve product line efficiency and adoption.
• Drive organizational change to increase product line adoption.
• Apply MBSE tools to shape PL adoption strategies at division level.
• Create coaching materials and conduct education sessions on PLA.
• Document status and processes using Confluence.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

MBSE experience

Architecture definition

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

14+ years experience

Master's or PhD in STEM

Tools

IBM Rhapsody

Cameo

Pure::Variants

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Staff Product Line Engineering Architect to join the PLA team in San Diego, CA or Baltimore, MD. You will lead architecture efforts to enable a family of related products and coach divisions on adopting product lines using MBSE practices.

The role requires building relationships with senior leaders, tailoring PL processes, and delivering education sessions while aligning with NG digital strategies.