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PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

Northrop Grumman, Ellicott City, MD, United States


RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableTRAVEL: 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 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. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. Northrop Grumman Space System is seeking an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead within the Electronics and Payloads Division. This position will support our Eastern Region Engineering Team.

This individual will lead a cross-discipline engineering team typically ranging from 5-25 people and interface with Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, System, Software and Mission Assurance.Lead and direct cross-functional engineering teams during proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases of products in development and production phasesDevelop and execute to project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecastsWork with suppliers and be able to articulate project requirementsBrief internal and customer leadership on progress of work assignedTHIS JOB CAN BE HYRBID (80% ON SITE, 20% Remote) MUST LIVE IN THE LOCAL AREA

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or STEM-related discipline with 12 years of experience, or 10 years with a Master's Degree and 7 years of experience with a Ph.Leadership experience should include at least five of the following: project planning, cost and schedule management and tracking, technology management, risk management, performance reporting, proposals, manufacturing support, vendor selection and management, hardware specification, and program staffingExperience in Digital Hardware, Firmware Development and/or Embedded ProcessingMust have an active SECRET clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret with a SCI

Experience as Technical lead, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, or other leadership role in a program office or business function with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skillsExperience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) managing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) projectsExperience directly managing or leading engineering teamsFluency with developing and executing project schedulesPMP certification a plusDepending 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. 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. 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.