Chief Engineer: Level 6 - Ipt Lead

Northrop Grumman

Base: $166,500.00 - $249,700.00; bonus/equity: dis...
Active us dod secret security clearance
Bachelor's degree in stem with 14 years experience
Experience leading integrated product team (ipt)
This high-visibility position requires a technical and leadership expert capable of guiding multi-disciplinary engineering teams to design, integrate, and deliver cutting-edge kill vehicle systems for hypersonic environments

Job Summary

  • This high-visibility position requires a technical and leadership expert capable of guiding multi-disciplinary engineering teams to design, integrate, and deliver cutting-edge kill vehicle systems for hypersonic environments.
  • The role involves managing a cross-functional engineering team of over 50 professionals while serving as a key liaison with U.S. and Japanese partners to meet programmatic goals.
  • Northrop Grumman offers a competitive salary range of $166,500.00 - $249,700.00 along with benefits including health insurance, savings plans, and discretionary bonuses.

Matching Summary

This high-visibility position requires a technical and leadership expert capable of guiding multi-disciplinary engineering teams to design, integrate, and deliver cutting-edge kill vehicle systems for hypersonic environments.

Salary

Base: $166,500.00 - $249,700.00; Bonus/Equity: Discretionary bonus and annual bonuses available; Benefits: Health insurance, life/disability insurance, savings plan, PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Active US DoD Secret Security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14 years experience
  • Experience leading Integrated Product Team (IPT)
  • Systems engineering principles for multi-discipline trade-offs
  • Hypersonic system design and integration expertise

Nice-to-have

  • Exceptional communication skills for executive briefings
  • Interest in customer engagements at technical levels
  • Experience as Control Account Manager (CAM)
  • Domain expertise in defense sensor systems
  • Collaboration with international partners

Key Requirements

  • Active US DoD Secret Security clearance or higher
  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Bachelor's degree in STEM plus 14 years related experience
  • Master's degree in STEM plus 12 years related experience
  • PhD in STEM plus 10 years related experience
  • Proven experience as IPT Lead or Technical Lead

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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