Staff Systems Integration & Test Engineer Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 169,000 - 253,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Baltimore, MD seeks a Staff SI&T Engineer Lead to coordinate with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes system integration, test planning, and ensuring schedule and cost objectives across a multi-disciplinary program.

The ideal candidate will have strong teamwork, communication skills, and a track record in test documentation, configuration management, and risk handling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12+ years of experience, or a Master's with 10 years, or a PhD with 8 years of experience.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Experience with EMD programs, including mode integration and system acceptance testing.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to track milestones and deliverables.
• Proficient in generating technical documents and using software/data tools such as MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Perform production follow of systems through their life cycle to ensure sell-off and delivery of systems.
• Be responsible for lab asset configurations across teams.
• Support mode integration shifts and troubleshooting.
• Ensure cost, schedule, and technical execution using PM, systems engineering, and IPT practices.
• Lead cross-IPT team goals through influence and strong stakeholder communication.
• Develop and review test documentation and test programs for various facilities.

Skills

System integration

Team leadership

Communication skills

Earned value management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Programming languages

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 are making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking a Staff Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) Engineer Lead in Baltimore, MD to support the Airborne Multifunction Sensors Business Unit. Candidates should have a very strong knowledge of production and system hardware follow, an understanding of requirements, a strong mechanical background, an understanding of mode and systems integration, and strong earned value management (EVM) experience. The position is responsible for coordinating with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to meet program and delivery schedules. This position will work within a team environment consisting of engineering, program management, technical, production and supporting staff. The ideal candidate will have strong teamwork skills and exhibit comprehensive verbal and written communication/presentation skills. This individual will be responsible for communication of accomplishments, status, and challenges to internal and external stakeholders. This position would be based in Baltimore, MD, and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Typical Responsibilities

• Perform production follow of systems through their life cycle to ensure sell‑off and delivery of systems by taking responsibility 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 12 years of experience, a master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of experience, or a PhD with 8 years of experience in a STEM discipline. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary team environment
• Experience with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) programs, including mode integration and system acceptance testing
• Strong collaboration skills with experience working with personnel from different technical disciplines and 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 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, 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 and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00. 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.