Staff Chief Engineer: RF/EW Systems Leader

Northrop Grumman; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Chief Engineer for the Mission Systems Business Execution Engineering Organization in Chantilly, VA. The role acts as the technical authority for a USAF EW LRIP program and leads architecture, design trades, and system integration across a small, multi-discipline team.

You will chair technical reviews, ensure verification through DOORS traceability, and coordinate with the prime contractor and USAF customer to meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent STEM field.
• Active Secret clearance required to start; TS/SCI/SAP eligibility preferred.
• 10+ years in senior engineering roles on RF/EW or radar hardware programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for USAF EW LRIP program.
• Direct engineering activities to meet technical, cost and schedule objectives.
• Lead RF/EW architecture trades balancing performance, manufacturability and testability.
• Chair Technical Review Board and support major reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR/SVR).
• Oversee system integration, EMI/EMC and environmental qualification.

Skills

RF/EW systems

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Requirements tracing

Trade studies

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Active Secret clearance

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Chief Engineer for the Mission Systems Business Execution Engineering Organization in Chantilly, VA. The role acts as the technical authority for a USAF EW LRIP program and leads architecture, design trades, and system integration across a small, multi-discipline team.

You will chair technical reviews, ensure verification through DOORS traceability, and coordinate with the prime contractor and USAF customer to meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives.