Principal / Sr. Principal SEIT Lead
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal/Sr. Principal SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration and Test) Lead based out of Sunnyvale, CA. This role is part of a production team supporting marine propulsion and power generation machinery. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment, shared responsibility, flexibility and continuous learning.
What you'll get to do:
This position functions as an engineering project manager leading a diverse engineering team and will be responsible for the end to end technical execution, cost, schedule, quality, and staffing for internal and external production efforts. This position requires multidisciplinary knowledge in all areas related to engineering including systems design, hardware, integration and test.
The Principal/Sr. Principal SEIT Lead will oversee engineering program planning and execution, Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reporting, briefings and providing overall leadership and coordination of a multi-disciplined Engineering team. The position will be tasked with project leadership and budget management responsibilities.
The Principal/Sr. Principal SEIT Lead will interface with multiple disciplines including internal Executive Management, Program Management, Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, Business Management, suppliers, and customers.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Sr. Principal SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration and Test) Lead based out of Sunnyvale, CA.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below:
Basic Qualifications Principal SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration and Test) Lead:
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 5 years relevant experience; or Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a STEM discipline with no relevant experience.
4+ years' experience as a technical project lead (e.g. team lead, functional lead, or equivalent).
Understanding of Systems Engineering processes with execution experience.
Experience summarizing and communicating status reports to technical leadership at a level higher than immediate management.
US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration and Test) Lead:
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 9 years relevant experience; or Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 7 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years relevant experience.
4+ years' experience as a technical project lead (e.g. team lead, functional lead, or equivalent).
Understanding of Systems Engineering processes with execution experience.
Experience summarizing and communicating status reports to technical leadership at a level higher than immediate management.
US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Solid technical foundation in systems engineering with experience in multiple aspects of the systems engineering process.
Experience in Program/Project management of hardware intensive programs including demonstrated knowledge of earned value management.
Active use of Agile practices.
Self-directed technical leader with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to act as a liaison to the customer for engineering efforts.
Prior military or government contract experience.
Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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. For our complete EEO/AA 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.
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