Director of Engineering Discipline Execution
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Linthicum • California, Illinois, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $194,600 - $292,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Ensure engineering organizations across the sector are operating with predictable, repeatable rigor.
- Perform analysis to understand process differences between sites and, in collaboration with site leaders, implement change that achieves commonality to achieve business outcomes.
- Execute across major discipline areas of Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Design Engineering, Integration and Test Engineering, etc., to define oversight methods (e.g., metrics).
- Implement methods to drive engineering program performance and engineering organizational performance across cost, schedule, technical, quality, critical skills and staff, and various other areas.
- Collaborate on engineering long-term vision and strategic alignment.
- Execute strategy and collaborate with organizational peers to stay ahead of industry trends and opportunities for innovation and engineering differentiation.
- Partner with division engineering teams to improve engineering competitiveness. Includes: Leveraging sector reusable engineering assets (processes, guidance, tools, templates, and training) to design affordable systems at the speed of customer need.
- Providing support to program and product line teams through coaching and mentoring on the use of these sector assets.
- Partnering with other organizations to enhance systems engineering, mission engineering, digital design and product line engineering processes across programs.
- Partner with other organizations to establish metrics and other measures focused on execution.
- Improving engineering through updated, automated, and efficient processes.
- Act as Mission Systems’ primary sector interface to corporate, cross-sector, and intra-sector teams involved in related execution activities.
- Fostering collaboration through groups such as reusable asset authorities, advisory boards, communities of practice, and centers of excellence.
- Leads team focused on engineering Principles and Operating Procedures (PrOP);
- Perform analysis on audit results to understand process gaps, process escapes, and implement plans to update processes and/or work with audited groups to rectify any issues.
- Partner with other functional organizations (manufacturing, supply chain, program management, etc.) to enable competitive engineering design and performance, including changes to engineering processes, tools, data, and workflows.
- Coordinating technical SMEs to support critical program milestones such as System Requirements Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, etc.
- Coordinate technical SMEs across organizations in support of other key decision points (e.g. Non-Advocate Reviews, Independent Review Teams, audits/technical oversight, etc.)
- Workforce planning, staffing, talent development & retention, employee engagement and diversity initiatives for the Engineering Discipline Execution team.
- Ensure engineering investments are value-added and aligned with strategic imperatives.
- Drive predictable financial results for funded efforts for the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with minimum of 10 years of experience, or a master’s degree with minimum 8 years of experience, or a PhD with minimum 6 years of experience in STEM related technical fields
- Good general knowledge of Northrop Grumman portfolio of products, technologies and customers
- Experience working across multiple lines of business and functional disciplines (e.g. manufacturing, supply chain, business management, strategy & business development)
- Demonstrated experience leading systems development across the product development lifecycle (from design – to - systems deployment), either as a lead systems engineer, chief engineer, product IPT leader or program manager
- Demonstrated ability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business
- Demonstrated success in championing change within the organization to achieve competitive advantage for the business
- Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering within the aerospace & defense industry
- Demonstrated knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics and training resources, processes, and tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong project management skills
- Solid understanding of engineering process, including a working familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, and CMMI
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- A current/active DoW secret clearance (or DoE equivalent) is required with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Systems EngineeringCybersecuritySoftware EngineeringDesign EngineeringIntegration and Test EngineeringEngineering metricsProcess improvementProject managementAerospace engineeringDefense industry
Soft skills
LeadershipCollaborationCoachingMentoringInnovationChange managementEmployee engagementTalent developmentCommunicationStrategic alignment
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhDDoW secret clearanceDoE equivalent clearance