Staff Systems / Project Engineer on Missile System Development (

$165,000 - $247,600/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Senior

Los Angeles, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Staff Systems / Project Engineer will play a critical role in the development of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile program at Northrop Grumman. This position involves overseeing the systems engineering lifecycle, ensuring that the technical baseline meets functional and performance requirements, and collaborating with various Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to facilitate the design, development, and integration of missile subsystems. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills to manage technical challenges and coordinate efforts across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage change to the system technical baseline; ensure technical baseline meets functional and performance requirements for the SiAW system.
• Support the Chief Engineer and Program Management Office in the current status, issues, and challenges with system/subsystem integration and test.
• Evaluate, coordinate, and de-conflict cross IPT design constraints, changes, and issues as it relates to engineering budgets and schedule.
• Support tiger teams to aid engineering execution across the lifecycle of the program.
• Ensure proper engineering rigor across engineering design activities via process, and documentation/modeling practices.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical ownership of critical system functions that cross multiple subsystems.
• Review system/subsystem design documentation and models for technical correctness and completeness.
• Effectively communicate the SiAW weapon system technical baseline to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the establishment and communication of technical roadmaps for the SiAW weapon system.
• Maintain coordination with other relevant programs regarding technical content that will be re-used and leveraged by the SiAW missile.
• Provide support to the Risk and Opportunities Management Board and the resulting risk mitigation and opportunity capture actions.
• Provide leadership in regard to Digital Engineering, Agile Processes, and Open Systems Architecture.
• Work with PM, CE, and IPT leads to develop Integrated Master Schedule for technical tasks.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain clearance to Special Access Program (SAP).
• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of twelve (12) years of engineering experience; or a Master of Science in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of ten (10) years of engineering experience.
• Technical depth on one or more of the subsystems of missile/weapon system, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry/communication, flight termination system, power/battery, airframe.
• Experience in Systems Engineering Technical Review process and acceptability criteria.
• Experience in leading complex system/subsystem design, integration, test, and/or verification.
• Experience in leading/coordinating the design of defense/weapon system(s).
• Experience in defining and tracking technical tasks from program schedule.

Nice-to-haves

• Active DoD Secret Clearance with periodic reinvestigation within the last five (5) years.
• Experience leading/coordinating the development, integration, and test of missile systems.
• Experience in leading complex system/subsystem requirement, design, integration, test, and verification.
• Experience with systems designs with Model-Based Systems Engineering.
• Experience in Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA).
• Experience in digital engineering.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business