Staff Electronics Engineer – Engineering Architect Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Travel up to 25%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Electronics Engineer – Engineering Architect Lead to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA or Palmdale, CA. The role leads a team of architects, engineers, drafters, and SMT leads to develop upgrade designs and documentation for large data center projects.

Candidates must have a STEM degree and 12 years of related engineering experience (or equivalent), hands-on electronics/system engineering, and an active Top-Secret clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 12 years of related engineering experience; or Master’s with 10 years; or PhD with 9 years.
• Active US Top-Secret clearance required (or within last 6 years) and ability to obtain SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee a team of architects, engineers, drafters, and SMT leads.
• Capture project SOW & requirements for upgrades and installations.
• Develop designs and engineering documentation for upgrades and installations.
• Lead issue resolution during upgrades, and support TRBs and change requests.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Earned Value

Systems engineering

MS Project

Sphinx

YAML

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Master’s in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MS Project

Sphinx

Jinja

YAML

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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.Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Staff Electronics Engineer – Engineering Architect Lead to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA or Palmdale, CA.This candidate will be responsible for leading a team of data center architects, drafters, and Subcontract Management Team (SMT) leads, to develop implementation strategy and engineering documentation tracking to fielding visions for upgrading and delivering large data centers. The candidate should be a self-starter with experience in electronics engineering or equivalent technologies familiar working within an Integrated Product Team construct.Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Manage and oversee a team of architects, engineers, drafters, and SMT leadsFocal for capturing project statement of work & requirements for upcoming upgrades and installationsLead team in developing designs and engineering documentation for upcoming upgrades and installationsLead team in resolving critical issues discovered while upgrading, delivering, or sustaining systems, identify risk/issue/opportunity as requiredSupport strategic planning for future upgrades and deliveriesOversee procurement of equipment for future upgrades and deliveriesProvide proposal input for the engineering development aspects of new contractsAttend Technical Review Boards (TRB) for visibility into Change Requests (CR)Support Technical Review Boards (TRB) to include reviewing a approving that are generated by Installation and BuildsEnsure that change requests are incorporated into upgrade planning so that they can be applied to the systemsEstablish cost/schedule baseline for the engineering development activities for upcoming upgrades and deliveriesReview weekly name runs for accuracy, provide cost analysis, and take performance on a weekly basis for engineering development activitiesProvide monthly Estimate To Complete (ETC) updates and Estimate At Complete (EAC) adjustments that are neededThe 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.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience.Experience leading cross-functional technical teamsHands-on experience in electronics engineering, systems engineering and/or aerospace engineeringProven ability to effectively work across multiple organizations, geographic locations, and levels to form teams, gain internal support, act with speed, and make tough decisionsExperience and knowledge of Project/Program Management processes to include Control Account Management (CAM) Earned Value Management (EVM), Risks – Issues - Opportunities (RIO) processes, project planning and scheduling, staffing, coordination and oversight of technical work effortMust have an active US Government Top-Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearanceMust have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needsPreferred Qualifications:Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearanceDemonstrated success in leading, collaborating, and developing cross functional teams of varying degrees of skill on complex technical projects including some or all aspects of engineering project life cycleExperience with Agile processesExperience with Cost Account Management and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)Experience with Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)Experience using MS ProjectExperience with datacenter design and/or hardware/software field installationsExperience with Engineering DrawingsActive DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP.Familiarity with storage systems and basic networkingFamiliarity with Solaris 11 and Oracle OEMFamiliarity Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Active DirectoryFamiliarity VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, and high-availability virtualized infrastructuresFamiliarity with IT/documentation tools such as Sphinx, Jinja, YAML, restFamiliarity with cloud computing systemsPrimary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00The 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.