Consulting Chief Engineer

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 sector (NGDS) is looking for you to join our Advanced Weapons Business Unit as a Consulting Chief Engineer of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program. This position will report to the Advanced Weapons Business Unit Director of Engineering and is a full-time onsite position in Northridge, CA. This role will serve as the definitive technical authority for all aspects of engineering on all program elements (systems engineering/software/support/test) and lead a multi-disciplined team managing the technical performance of the program meeting cost and schedule requirements including subcontracted elements. Typical Responsibilities Include: Ownership of the technical baseline and oversees technical activities across multiple contracts within the SiAW Program. Maintain cognizance over technical activities within and across contracts for requirements development, hardware/software design, integration, and verification/validation activities. Solve technical problems and provides solutions that are technically sound and programmatically executable. Provides technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical end results. Chair technical meetings such as requirements reviews, design reviews, and readiness reviews. Facilitate technical support, review, and approval of engineering documents and drawings. Support program reviews as an engineering review authority, and assist in resolution of program engineering challenges (technical, financial, and staffing) Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives. Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, test, and sustainment of products for our customers and is compliant with company policies, procedures, and quality standards. Support assessment of cost and schedule impacts of technical decisions. Be the technical liaison to the program manager to ensure successful execution to project budgets and schedules. Support the program manager in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with system performance. Interface with functional departments to secure team staffing. Work with suppliers and be able to articulate project requirements. Brief internal and customer leadership on progress of work assigned. Act as customer interface for all technical and execution matters related to SiAW Program activity.