San Diego, California, United States · On-site
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Systems Engineering, HW/SW Integration, Mission Autonomy, Government Reference Architectures, Technical Leadership
San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
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El Segundo, California, United States · On-site
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
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Palmdale, California, United States · Hybrid
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El Segundo, California, United States · On-site
$147k–$220k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Program Planning, Schedule Management, Integrated Master Schedule, Earned Value Management System, Critical Path Methodology
San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$98k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportuniti…
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$114k–$213k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Network Infrastructure Design, Routing Protocols, Network Security, Network Automation, Troubleshooting
San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$94k–$141k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportuniti…
Skills: Earned Value Management, Financial Analysis, Budget Baselining, Cost Performance Reporting, Variance Analysis
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$28/hr–$34/hr
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$177k–$266k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: C/C++, Rust, Object Oriented Programming, RTOS, ARM Architecture
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$133k–$200k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Program Management, Financial Management, P&L Responsibility, Contract Negotiation, Risk Management
San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$94k–$141k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
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San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$100k–$126k/yr
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San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$94k–$141k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Earned Value Management, Financial Analysis, Cost Performance Reporting, Budget Baselining, Variance Analysis
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$146k–$220k/yr
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Skills: Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Cost Control, Schedule Control, Financial Analysis, Budgeting
Palmdale, California, United States · On-site
$101k–$176k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Proposal Development, Cost Estimating, Pricing Analysis, FAR Compliance, DFARS Compliance
San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: RF Datalinks, SATCOM, Communications Networks, TCP/IP, WAN Architectures
Palmdale, California, United States · On-site
$142k–$213k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Infrastructure Architecture, IaaS, VMware ESXi/VCF, Microsoft Azure, Python
Palmdale, California, United States · On-site
$118k–$176k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Proposal Development, Cost Estimating, Pricing Analysis, FAR Compliance, DFARS Compliance
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Lead the strategic development and implementation of the ACP Capability Integration ecosystem, including virtual environments and hardware-in-the-loop labs. Supervise multi-disciplinary teams in the planning and execution of integration events and customer demonstrations.
Requires a STEM degree with 10-14 years of experience depending on the degree level and the ability to maintain a Secret security clearance. Proven success in leading complex HW/SW integration projects and experience with mission autonomy is essential.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Autonomous Collaborative Programs (ACP) Directorate to lead the strategic development and implementation of an ACP Capability Integration ecosystem, including (but not limited to) SW/Virtual Environment (PiaB), Hardware-in-the-Loop SIL (unclassified & classified), and Platform/Vehicle Integration & Flight Test (Talon & future efforts). This position is located in San Diego, CA.
Lead the development and integration of ACP virtual, lab, and vehicle integration architectures in alignment with program requirements and objectives
Supervise the planning and execution of all ACP integration events and customer/industry demonstrations
Support portfolio capture efforts by architecting capability milestones and demonstrations that maximize Pwin, Risk-Reduction, Data Collection, and Operational Relevance
Partner with program and technical leadership to navigate supplier relationships, assess relevant payloads/capabilities, and plan procurement/integration priorities.
Partner with program and technical leadership to build customer relationships and target strategic event/consortium participation opportunities.
Manage budget, IWO/PO, and staffing/resource planning for virtual, lab, and platform integration efforts.
Supervise HW/SW engineers responsible for lab / environment buildup, integration, and test.
Lead the preparation and delivery of technical reports, whitepapers, customer briefings, etc.
Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) from an accredited university and at least 14 years’ relevant experience, or STEM master’s degree with 12 years’ relevant experience, or a STEM PHD with 10 years’ relevant experience
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
Proven success leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex HW/SW integration projects
Experience with vehicle, mission autonomy, and mission systems integration
Experience and comfort briefing customer and executive leadership
Familiarity and working experience with Government Reference Architectures (GRAs)
Capture and proposal writing experience
Tech Lead experience
DoD TS, SCI, SAP
Proven success managing across sectors and multiple suppliers
CAM/PM/SMT experience
Flight Test & Mission Planning Experience
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. Our careers site can be found at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. If you are contacted about a job at Northrop Grumman, please verify the email came from the domain @ngc.com before engaging with that contact. If you are contacted by a Northrop Grumman recruiter on LinkedIn, please that their profile includes the verified check mark to ensure the contact is legitimate.
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