Technical Program Lead (Secret Clearance) – Level 2/3

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Level 2/3 Technical Program Lead to work in Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) Management as a Systems Engineer and lead technical programs on the AISR&T program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will coordinate across engineering, integration/test, and program management to ensure aligned deliveries.

The role requires a strong systems engineering background, experience with PI planning, and an active clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field; 2+ years military/professional experience or Master's with related experience
• As Level 3: 5+ years STEM-related experience or Master's with 3+ years or PhD with 1+ year experience
• Active US Government Secret clearance (or higher) or current enrollment into Continuous Evaluation

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain IFC scope, content, and entry/exit criteria with engineering, integration, and leadership
• Align IFC builds with milestones, lab/flight events, and customer deliveries; track readiness and close gaps
• Support PI planning by defining objectives, dependencies, and commitments
• Act as technical focal between systems, software, hardware, network, cyber, and labs
• Contribute to roadmaps, schedules, and status for IFCs and PIs; report progress to leadership
• Track readiness (requirements, design, implementation, integration, test) and close gaps
• Develop integrated plans and schedules for IFCs and PIs within scope

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical program leadership

Cross-team coordination

PI planning

IFC/PI experience

DOORS/Jama/Jira knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM (optional)

Tools

DOORS/DOORS Next

Jama

Teamcenter

Jira

MS Project

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Level 2/3 Technical Program Lead to work in Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) Management as a Systems Engineer and lead technical programs on the AISR&T program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will coordinate across engineering, integration/test, and program management to ensure aligned deliveries.

The role requires a strong systems engineering background, experience with PI planning, and an active clearance.