Sr. Staff MQ-4C Triton EO/IR Lead (Level 6)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Staff Electronics Engineer – Sensors Responsible Engineer to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization supporting the Triton Program.

The selected candidate will be the EO/IR Responsible Engineer supporting the entire MQ-4C Triton program lifecycle to include development, production and sustainment. They will be a member of the Mission Systems Integrated Product Team (IPT) Sensors Team.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform EO/IR subsystem analysis, documentation of system requirements and interfaces with traceability to platform requirements
• Provide technical management of program strategic supplier during all phases, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
• Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
• Lead system-level integration activities of new EOIR subsystem
• Perform lab and flight test planning and support test execution
• Evaluate flight test performance and prepare test reports
• Maintain configuration control of EOIR subsystem through integrated change management, to include management of the supplier software baseline
• Develop strategy and plans for regression test and verification of new capabilities and features as applicable
• Perform troubleshooting investigation and analysis to mitigate issues affecting mission availability and/or sensor performance in the operational fleet
• Working within an IPT environment, provide mentorship to early career sensors engineers and interface with IPT leadership, suppliers, and customers
• Brief both technical and nontechnical personnel on topics related to the EOIR subsystem
• Coordinate identification, tracking, and resolution of risks, issues, and opportunities, including root cause/corrective action of technical issues
• The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.  Once established in role, the position could potentially offer a hybrid work. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Basic Qualifications:

• T6: Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 16 years of experience; Master’s Degree in STEM with 14 years of experience or PhD in STEM with 12 years of experience.

• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

• Experience in evaluating EOIR performance and atmospheric modeling
• Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and conducting technical evaluations
• Experience in lab testing, hardware/software verification, and post flight data analysis                                         

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active in scope DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience leading a team of engineers
• Experience with aerospace development, production, or operations.
• Ability to communicate complex issues effectively to crowds with diverse perspectives
• Experience in Military Environmental Qualification, Electro Magnetic Interference Qualification, and Electrical Power Qualification

Primary Level Salary Range: $192,800.00 - $289,200.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 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.