Sr. Staff Systems Integration & Test Engineer Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 184,100 - 276,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company-paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) in Baltimore, MD seeks a Sr. Staff Systems Integration & Test Engineer Lead to drive system acceptance testing and laboratory integration across multiple IPTs. 10% travel required; relocation assistance may be available.

U.S. Citizenship and an active Secret clearance with SAP access are required. The role emphasizes development and peer review of test documentation, cross‑discipline coordination, and leadership through influence to achieve program milestones in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 14 years of experience, master’s with 12, or PhD with 10; additional 4 years may substitute for degree.
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary team environment.
• Experience with EMD programs, mode integration and system acceptance testing.
• Strong collaboration and communication across diverse technical disciplines.
• Demonstrated milestone tracking and task execution aligned with schedules.
• Experience generating technical documents using MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint and related tools.
• US Citizenship and active Secret clearance with SAP eligibility.
• Knowledge of RADAR systems and systems engineering concepts.
• On-site work ability in Baltimore, MD.

Responsibilities

• Perform system acceptance testing and ensure sell-off/delivery of systems.
• Manage lab asset configurations across teams.
• Support mode integration shifts and troubleshooting across disciplines.
• Lead with program management and systems engineering practices to meet cost, schedule, and technical goals.
• Coordinate horizontal integration across engineering disciplines and IPTs.
• Oversee configuration and data management and verification planning.
• Develop and review test documentation and program/test volumes.
• Decompose requirements into test requirements and plan test programs.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manage risk database; travel to supplier sites.

Skills

Team collaboration

Program management

Systems engineering concepts

Communication skills

Milestones tracking

Technical documentation

US Citizenship

Security clearance

On-site work

Radar systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14 years experience

Master’s degree in STEM with 12 years experience

PhD with 10 years experience in STEM

4 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Programming languages

Job description

Position Summary

Sr. Staff Systems Integration & Test Engineer Lead – Baltimore, MD. 10% travel required. Relocation assistance may be available. Secret clearance required; ability to obtain special program access.

Typical Responsibilities

• Perform production follow of systems through their life cycle to ensure sell-off and delivery of systems by being responsible for System Acceptance Testing.
• Be responsible for all lab asset configurations by working across teams.
• Support all mode integration shifts and troubleshooting.
• Be accountable to the Program Manager/Director to ensure Systems I&T cost, schedule, and technical execution using application of program management, system engineering, integration & test principles and methodologies.
• Be responsible for horizontal integration across engineering disciplines and IPTs to ensure successful execution of the technical statement of work.
• Be responsible for Configuration and Data Management processes and Systems I&T Products verification plans and reports.
• Provide strong written, verbal, and stakeholder interface skills along with the ability to lead through influence to motivate peer IPT behavior to execute cross IPT team goals.
• Perform CAM responsibilities as needed reporting to Program leadership.
• Participate in the sell-off and delivery of systems, coordinating with Mission and Quality Assurance to ensure sell-off criteria have been met.
• Development and peer review of test documentation.
• Development and proposal test documentation and technical volumes.
• Decomposition of program and system requirements into test requirements.
• Development of Specialty, Lab, Ground, and Flight Test Programs.
• Definition of test facility requirements.
• Participate in test planning.
• Serve as liaison between union technicians and supported program.
• Frequent interaction with suppliers including traveling to supplier sites.
• Support management of program risk database.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 14 years of experience, a master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of experience, or a PhD with 10 years of experience in a STEM discipline. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary team environment.
• Experience with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) programs, to include, but not limited to, mode integration and system acceptance testing.
• Strong collaboration skills with experience working with personnel from different technical disciplines as well as strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience tracking milestones and executing tasks in accordance with approved program schedules.
• Must have experience generating technical documents and working with various software/data processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and/or other various programming languages.
• Must understand common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices.
• US Citizenship required.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance and the ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
• Knowledge of RADAR Systems.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering concepts, including requirements analysis and verification planning and execution.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate internally.
• Ability to work onsite in Baltimore, MD.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) and production system hardware follow and integration, understanding of requirements, strong mechanical background, and strong earned value management (EVM) experience.
• Relevant flight and laboratory test experience.
• Demonstrated experience (2 years+) serving as a Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager technical, project or program lead, IPT lead, or CAM responsible for delivering program tasks, milestones, or contract deliverables.
• 2 years’ experience supporting the development, integration, testing, or production of sensor systems, radar or related mission systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating activities across dispersed teams, including collaboration with personnel located at multiple sites, customer locations, or remote work environments.
• Experience with EP/EMI and Environmental qualification testing.

Salary & Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $184,100.00 – $276,100.00. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long term incentives depending on level. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, mandatory savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.