Sr Staff Engineer Systems - Engineering Lead

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 192,800 - 289,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Rancho Bernardo, CA is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to join the Systems Engineering team on-site. The role focuses on leading SE activities, trade studies, and program execution across disciplines while coordinating with stakeholders.

Ideal candidates hold a STEM degree with extensive experience and active clearances; responsibilities include proposal support, CAM duties, and cross-team collaboration. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with BI within 6 years or Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance in a reasonable time.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough trade studies and analyses for networking decisions in new development.
• Manage SE functions including Safety, Human Factors, Operational Analysis, Cost Engineering, and Configuration & Data Management.
• Lead technical reviews such as SRR and PDR and brief execution status and risks at program meetings.
• Assess incoming changes for SEIT impacts and coordinate trade studies across disciplines.
• Maintain SEIT process documentation and support capture, proposals, and business pursuits.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

SAP clearance

Cross-discipline leadership

CAM certification

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Overview

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough trade studies and analyses to weigh the benefits and/or detriments related to networking associated with a new development effort.
• Manage the execution of all SE functions, to include Safety, Human Factors, Operational Analysis, Cost Engineering, and Configuration & Data Management.
• Lead the successful completion of technical reviews such as System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR).
• Prepare, coordinate and brief execution status and risks at program meetings.
• Conduct technical assessments for incoming changes to evaluate SEIT impacts.
• Executes trade studies with coordination across engineering disciplines.
• Maintain and update SEIT process documentation.
• Supports Program Management in new business pursuits to include: capture, SOW shaping, technology evaluations, authoring white papers, trade studies, process improvement, and bidding & proposals.
• Manage the baseline of new engineering projects to include labor & non-labor planning & earned value management (EVM).

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Current Special Access Program access.
• Supplier Management Experience.
• Experience leading cross-discipline teams.
• Experience serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
• Current CAM certification.
• Experience serving as a proposal estimator.
• Experience in technical writing such as tech volumes & white papers.

Primary Level Salary Range: $192,800.00 - $289,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.