Staff Product Support Sub-IPT Lead

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Discretionary bonus

PTO

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Overtime pay

Shift differential

Holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Staff Engineer to lead the Product Support IPT for the USAF RQ-4 program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The role focuses on integrating logistics and sustainment into system design and achieving availability and affordability goals.

You will coordinate engineering, logistics, and program management teams, driving lifecycle support solutions and ensuring performance against SOW, budget and schedule. A SECRET clearance is required at hire.

Qualifications

• Active US Government SECRET clearance
• 12+ years with Bachelors, 10+ with Masters, 8+ with PhD focusing on program management and product support
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing scope, schedule, and budget

Responsibilities

• Lead the Product Support IPT with aligned priorities and execution plans
• Develop and maintain product support strategy, roadmap and plans
• Coordinate with multiple IPTs to ensure integrated requirements and balanced objectives
• Prepare and deliver briefings and status updates to leadership and customers

Skills

EVM skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science

Master's degree

PhD in Engineering or related field

Tools

LORA

FMECA

Reliability modeling

Sparing models

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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.

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Sector is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead our USAF Sub-IPT joining our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Product Support organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

The Product Support IPT (Integrated Product Team) Lead is responsible for leading cross-functional efforts to plan, develop, and deliver product support solutions throughout the program lifecycle. This role ensures that supportability requirements are integrated into system design, that logistics and sustainment elements are aligned, and that the product meets operational availability, affordability, and customer support objectives.

The Product Support IPT Lead serves as the primary interface between engineering, logistics, supply chain, program management, and the customer for all product support matters. You are expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external customers in high-tempo environments.

Under the direction and leadership of the RQ-4 Product Support IPT Lead and Program Manager, the Product Support Sub-IPT Lead will work with RQ-4 Product Support Team to ensure quality lifecycle development and logistics products and services are executed in accordance with the Program Statement of Work (SOW) and are within budget, schedule constraints, and closure criteria. You may lead internal and external Teammates/Suppliers to ensure Program Performance, cost/schedule and quality objectives are achieved in collaboration with the program team.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Product Support IPT, setting direction, priorities, and execution plans aligned with program objectives.
• Develop and maintain the Product Support strategy, roadmap, and associated plans (e.g., Integrated Logistics Support Plan / Product Support Plan).
• Facilitate regular IPT meetings, technical reviews, and decision forums; track and drive closure of actions.
• Coordinate with other IPTs (Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Vehicle Engineering etc.) to ensure product support requirements are integrated and balanced.
• Define and manage product support requirements, including reliability, maintainability, availability, sparing, repair, training, documentation, and support equipment.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of sustainment concepts (e.g., organizational/intermediate/depot-level maintenance, performance-based logistics).
• Lead supportability analyses (e.g., LORA, FMECA, reliability/maintainability analysis, sparing analysis) and ensure findings are incorporated into design and support concepts.
• Develop and maintain Life Cycle Product Support strategies to optimize total ownership cost and operational effectiveness.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
• Act as the primary point of contact for customer product support queries and working groups.
• Coordinate with customer logistics and sustainment organizations to validate requirements and proposed support concepts.
• Prepare and deliver briefings, technical data, and status updates to internal leadership and external customers.
• Support proposal activities, customer reviews, and product support-related negotiations as required.
• Establish and manage product support budgets, schedules, and performance metrics.
• Monitor sustainment performance (e.g., mission-capable rates, mean time between failure/repair, supply performance) and drive corrective actions.
• Identify product support risks and opportunities; develop mitigation plans and track execution.
• Ensure product support deliverables (manuals, training, provisioning data, support equipment, spares, etc.) are produced on time and to quality standards.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD
• Demonstrated EVM skills including development, analysis, and control of program budgets, Estimate at Complete (EAC) analysis, Estimates to Complete (ETC)analysis, performance index assessment, and program variance analysis
• Demonstrated project management and program management experience
• Active US Government SECRET clearance
• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated US Government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supporting defense/aerospace systems or other complex, long-life products.
• Familiarity with DoD product support guidance, performance-based logistics, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with supportability analysis tools and techniques (LORA, R&M, FMECA, reliability modeling, sparing models).
• Prior IPT lead or program leadership experience.
• Advanced degree in Engineering or Logistics.
• Strategic thinking and ability to translate strategy into actionable plans.
• Leadership and team-building in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Customer focus and relationship management.
• Results orientation with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and managing scope, schedule, and budget.
• Strong understanding of product support disciplines (reliability, maintainability, provisioning, technical data, training, support equipment, spares, repair concepts).
• Experience working with customers and external stakeholders in a technical or sustainment-focused role.

SALARY RANGE

Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00 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.

BENEFITS

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.

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