Senior Staff Payload Systems Engineer – DoD LRIP Lead

3M HEALTHCARE; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 184,100 - 276,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Savings plan

Paid time off

Education assistance

Training and development

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Linthicum, MD, seeks a Senior Staff Chief Engineer for the Triton Payload program to provide technical direction across all engineering activities, including design, development, integration, testing, delivery, and sustainment of payload products.

The role requires DoD clearance, leadership of technical teams through LRIP, and proven RCCA experience in RF/power/vehicle-sensor systems, with opportunities for growth and impact on critical national defense programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of experience, Master’s with 12 years, or Ph.D. with 10 years in STEM fields; 4 additional years may substitute for one degree level.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Current active DoD Secret clearance; ability to obtain SAP clearance.
• Experience leading technical teams in Integration and Test through LRIP.
• Experience troubleshooting RCCA in RF, Power, or vehicle/sensor processing systems.
• Proven ability to influence internal and external technical contributors and management.
• Strong technical leadership, decisiveness, and sound judgment with limited information.
• Experience leading proposal responses for DoD programs.
• Experience controlling cost and schedule using Earned Value Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the program technical team for a LRIP payload program.
• Ensure adherence to engineering processes, company policies, and quality standards across development, production, test, and sustainment.
• Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives.
• Act as liaison between engineering teams, program management, manufacturing, operations, and customers.
• Integrate the technical plan into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and monitor technical quality and performance.
• Identify, own, and manage risks and opportunities; create engineering labor forecasting inputs for staffing.
• Resolve engineering conflicts between product teams and coordinate with System Architect, SEIT Lead, and customer.
• Lead proposal responses and change requests, including BOE generation and written volumes.
• Support business capture and growth through concept development and technical volumes.

Skills

Technical leadership

Program management

Proposal experience

Earned Value Management

RF/Power/vehicle-sensor processing

Risk management

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Linthicum, MD, seeks a Senior Staff Chief Engineer for the Triton Payload program to provide technical direction across all engineering activities, including design, development, integration, testing, delivery, and sustainment of payload products.

The role requires DoD clearance, leadership of technical teams through LRIP, and proven RCCA experience in RF/power/vehicle-sensor systems, with opportunities for growth and impact on critical national defense programs.