Sr Principal Engineer Electrical - 16301

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (DS) has an opening for a Sr Principal Electrical Engineer with experience as Control Account Manager (CAM) utilizing Earned Value Management. This position is a required on-site position, located at our Defense Systems location in Roy, UT, or Colorado Springs, CO may be considered as an alternative location for an existing Sentinel candidate.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get to Do:

This position requires the candidate to perform program CAM responsibilities with technical involvement in C2HW components and subsystems to assure timely execution of IMS elements.

As a Cost Account Manager you will work with a technical team, leadership team and Business Management team to gather necessary information to control cost, schedule and performance. Along with forecasting of financial data and delivery of monthly program reports/presentations, you will update Earned Value Management (EVM) tools and produce required data products, review monthly Earned Value (EV) data and provide detailed cost account status, and support program requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Perform Cost Account Management reporting to the Director of a large, diverse hardware design team.

• Coordinate with technical leadership in a cross functional Integrated Program Team (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical objectives

• Develop and deliver presentations to customers, management, and other program stakeholders

• Define, plan, perform, monitor, control, and complete a variety of project tasks simultaneously

• Support proposal activities as needed

• Track budget actuals against predictions and financial performance against the full EV performance management baseline, participate in CAM status calls, prepare status for/attend weekly status meeting, provide/enter bi-monthly Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) status, support stakeholder meetings, review Actual Hours reports for time charging accuracy and alignment with IMS status.

• On a monthly basis: calculate & enter Estimate to Complete (ETCs) into the financial system, analyze EV metrics and generate Variance Reports (VARs) as required, and attend meetings related to forecasting and spend plans for statements of work.

• Coordinate with the scheduling team to develop and execute to an IMS

• Coordinate Earned Value Change Requests (EVCRs) with the Business Management and Scheduling team as needed

• Review labor resources and cost actuals on a weekly basis, taking action on any discrepancies

• Support development of packages for Proposal and Change Requests for cost and schedule and present to Senior Leadership

• Adhere to all internal processes for Program Management

• Perform schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks

• Provide cost and schedule impacts for engineering change management packages

• Prepare and present at government control account manager meetings

• Fosters a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in STEM and 8 years of related experience, or a Master of Science with 6 years of related experience; or a PHD with 4 years of related experience

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.

• At least one year of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.

• Experience leading teams of multi-disciplined individuals responsible for the cost and schedule of the technical baseline

• Proficient with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point

Preferred Qualifications:

• Existing CAM certification

• Additional years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule (above the minimum 1 year)

• Hardware/Mechanical/Electrical engineering design experience

• Experience developing Risk and Opportunities (R&O) for Risk Management, Return to Green (RTG) plans, and scheduling cross functional activities

• Active In Scope DoD Secret (or higher) clearance and Sentinel PAR with a periodic review completed in the past 5 calendar years

• Demonstrated ability to interface and collaborate with cross-functional, multi-discipline teams to deliver engineer outcomes such as productivity metrics, burn down plans, etc.

• Capable of effective communication in a highly technical environment

• Willingness to learn program specific technologies/methodologies including Earned Value Management as applicable to the execution life cycle appropriate for a lead engineering role

Primary Level Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

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.