Senior Staff Chief Engineer, Battle Management Autonomy

Northrop Grumman Corp.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus potential

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) seeks a Senior Staff Chief Engineer to lead a multi-disciplinary team in Battle Management OU, focusing on autonomy, JADC2, and architecture developments.

You will serve as the technical authority, shape requirements, and coordinate with customers and leadership across programs. Clearance and travel are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a related STEM field with 14 years of relevant experience; OR MS with 12 years; OR PhD with 8 years.
• Experience in air vehicle flight autonomy, mission autonomy, C2 architectures, or networking/communications.
• Proven customer and leadership interfacing experience across multiple business units.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for the OU and provide engineering leadership.
• Define and control technical requirements and ensure cross-project coordination.
• Lead sponsorship and risk management for technical performance with TRB oversight.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Customer interface

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Systems engineering tools

Technical Review Board (TRB)

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) seeks a Senior Staff Chief Engineer to lead a multi-disciplinary team in Battle Management OU, focusing on autonomy, JADC2, and architecture developments.

You will serve as the technical authority, shape requirements, and coordinate with customers and leadership across programs. Clearance and travel are required.