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.
Core Responsibilities:
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.
Basic Qualifications:
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
Preferred Qualifications:
DoD TS, SCI, SAP
Proven success managing across sectors and multiple suppliers
CAM/PM/SMT experience
Flight Test & Mission Planning Experience