Ground Integration Lead

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. The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! We are seeking a motivated Ground Integration Lead for the Protected Tactical SATCOM – Resiliency (PTS-R) Program. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA, and will require you to be on-site. This position is contingent upon program award and/or customer funding. The team is looking for a strong Ground Integration Lead acting in a Chief Engineer role for the Ground Segment of the Protected Tactical SATCOM – Resilient (PTS-R) Program. This individual will provide technical oversight for the Ground Segment. Built in partnership with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, the company’s PTS-R system will deliver a modular, flexible and scalable system that offers a path toward fielding a next-generation anti-jam, protected tactical satellite communications architecture. Northrop Grumman’s system provides a tailor-made dependable communications pathway for each user capable of fighting through adversaries’ attempts to disrupt connections. As the PTS-R Ground Integration Lead, you will bring your development engineering background to a role where you can make a broad impact to engineering projects that are critical to our customers. You will be leading cross engineering teams through the entire development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of hardware and software architecture, network architecture, external interface development, ground antenna design, and ground level subsystem design and integration. Travel is expected up to 10%. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Establishes overall direction CONOPS, technical processes, systems, and solutions. Recommends and implements new products, processes, policies, standards or operating plans in support of job function strategy. Develop thorough definition of system interfaces. Customer facing, providing engineering oversight for the ground system design across the Mission Operations and PTS Ground Entry Terminal products. Define the system implementation approach and operational concept. Support capture activities, including RFI/RFP preparation, customer presentations and demonstrations. Maintain knowledge of current and developing technologies. Provide presentations to customers and senior management. Lead/oversee technical work products developed by larger engineering team and supporting design reviews. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to Product Technical Leads (Digital Twin, Mission Operations Center, C2 SW, and PTS Ground Entry Terminal).