Engineering Leadership – Systems Engineering Section Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Development – Champion initiatives that advance skill growth, career pathways, and continuous improvement cultures for all engineers and technical leads.
• Integrated Product Team (IPT) Governance – Provide IPT leadership, facilitate risk development and management, and ensure IPTs operate under consistent, best practice processes.
• Cost & Earned Value Management – Support Control/Cost Account Management (CAM) activities using Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and agile execution methods to track performance against budget and schedule.
• Technical Documentation & Reviews – Guide the creation and review of technical specifications, Statements of Work (SOWs), and all major design reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TIMs, etc.). Contribute to capture and proposal efforts as needed.
• Customer & Stakeholder Relationships – Build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers, external partners, homerooms, and sector leads to align expectations and deliverables.
• Tool & Process Enablement – Ensure engineering teams receive training on required tools, standards, and processes; drive the consistent application of design guidelines across the department.
• Cross Group Consistency – Work with fellow managers to harmonize practices, metrics, and reporting across multiple work groups and locations.
• Proposal Development – Develop internal proposal inputs, review external proposal content, and ensure technical accuracy and compliance.
• Strategic Initiatives & Roadmaps – Lead or support department wide initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross campus/sector collaborations, and IRAD project leadership.
• Performance Verification – Oversee verification and validation activities that confirm engineering solutions meet requirements and performance targets.
• Data Driven Decision Making – Apply large scale data analytics, statistical methods, and design of experiment techniques to evaluate system and mission performance, informing trade studies and risk assessments.

This position is contingent on the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience, a master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields.
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• A current/active U.S Government Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• 4 years of experience managing systems engineering practices and providing program leadership.
• Experience with Radar design systems engineering process and procedures.
• Experience in developing system/subsystem architectures, requirements, and interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse system teams and attract, recruit, and develop top talent.
• High proficiency in technical problem solving, to include decomposition, solution development, implementation, root cause analysis, and monitoring.
• Working knowledge of DOORs, Cameo, MATLAB, Python, and/or C++.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields.
• Active U.S Government Top Secret Clearance or higher.
• Experience developing and presenting technical documentation and briefings to the customer and organization leadership.
• Experience with new business development and proposal management, from capture planning to proposal delivery.
• Proficient in Agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence), with the ability to rapidly assess projects and provide technical guidance across disciplines.
• Broad technical background in electrical, mechanical, or environmental systems, coupled with a history of mentoring and developing engineers in multidisciplinary environments.

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.

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