General Systems Engineering Application
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Redondo Beach
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Category: Engineering
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is
looking for a F-35 Chief Engineer of Systems Development . This
leadership role is in Redondo Beach, California with expected
travel (25%) to Palmdale, Fort Worth TX, and various customer
locations (Eglin, Hill, Nellis AFBs and Lemoore Naval Station).
Director and will be a critical member of the Chief Engineering
Office for the program. Northrop Grumman supports the F35 Joint
Program Office in development, production, deployment, sustainment,
and modifications for the F-35 platform for three branches of the
DoD and various Foreign Military (FMS) customers.
Job Summary: The successful candidate will have demonstrated
knowledge and experience developing and managing the technical
baseline associated with new capability insertions of aircraft
systems. Primary role is focused on Air Vehicle and Mission Systems
Software (SW) development, Avionics Hardware (HW) Development, and
HW/SW Functional Integration. Secondary involvement with Air
Vehicle Structures & Subsystems development, Production &
Postproduction Fleet implementation approaches, and Flight Test
Verification activities will also be a consideration. A strong
knowledge in Systems Engineering Concepts, Systems Software, Power
& Thermal Management, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing,
Mission Computing, and Communications engineering concepts is also
preferred. In addition, leadership and communication skills are
essential to help drive issues to closure and provide clear insight
to executive leadership.
Responsibility / technical authority for the F-35 Center Fuselage
Development & New Capabilities Statement of Work (SOW) supporting
Block Four Technology Insertion
Maintains technical baseline and oversees technical activities for
the Development Operating Unit (OU) IPT within the F-35
Enterprise
Ensure work is being executed to sound Sector, Division & Program
Engineering Processes & Tools
Ensure products are meeting customer requirements and quality
expectations within given timelines and affordability targets.
Responsible for configuration management and managing change
through a program Class I / II change process.
Overseeing preparation, review, approval, and execution of
affordable engineering and/or development engineering change
proposals (ECPs)
Executing a robust system engineering approach and maximizing reuse
across other Air programs support systems to optimize
affordability
Customer collaboration and cultivation for the Development SOW
through Prime and Government counterparts
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math
(STEM) discipline and 14 years of relevant experience; Experience
developing aircraft systems and ability to demonstrate basic
concept knowledge
- Familiarity with leading technical proposals and ability to lead
customers through technical content reviews
- Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a
background investigation completed within the last 6 years or
currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access
Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time, as
determined by business needs
Experience on the F-35 Program Air Vehicle Development Teams
Experience leading Air Vehicle Development for new or existing
Military Aircraft Platforms
Experience leading Hardware and Software integration from
development through test
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools
implementation and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) management
concepts
Understanding of Design Engineering/Computer-aided Design (CAD) and
engineering releases processes utilizing Product Lifecycle
Management tools
Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost
and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated
program team or cost account manager
Ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities
Knowledge of ITAR, International Licensing Requirements and
procedures
#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. We are proud to be an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.
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