Consulting Chief Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Consulting Chief Engineer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. This position is fully on-site.

What you'll get to do:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Engineering Director on all technical activities across multiple Navigation and Inertial Systems product lines

• Lead efforts to develop technology roadmaps to support testing of existing and future products

• Provide technical leadership in solving complex engineering challenges

• Represent Operations Engineering to enable strong collaboration with Design Engineering; ensure successful transition to production

• Provide guidance and input on key capture strategies and potential applications

• Mentor and train key technical concepts to improve understanding of systems and instruments functionality

• Develop technical training curriculum for navigation and inertial systems technologies

• Ensure system-level requirements are being met through production acceptance test procedures

• Drive initiatives for process development, continuous improvement, and affordability within programs

• Optimize effectiveness of instrument level tests to improve system level yields

• Act as design authority on on assigned product lines

The ideal candidate must have strong communication skills and the ability to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications for the Consulting Chief Engineer :

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field with a minimum of 16 years of experience; Master’s degree with 14 years of experience; or PhD with 11 years of experience.

• Experience technical leadership skills, effectively interfacing with executives, customers, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and strategic delivery.

• Experience leading technical investigations and Root Cause Corrective Action.

• Experience with mentoring and developing junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration

• Experience identifying, assessing, and managing risks and opportunities within engineering programs.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

• US Citizenship Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Test Engineering

• Experience with ISO9001/AS9100

• Experience with production and test of navigation and inertial sensors technology

• Experience working in Aerospace and Defense industry

• Experience with Six Sigma tools (ex. Green Belt, Black Belt)

• Experience leading teams in production environment

• System Design Engineering experience.

Primary Level Salary Range: $178,600.00 - $268,000.00

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.