Sr. Director of Engineering and Chief Engineer

Director Of Engineering And Chief Engineer For The Advanced Technology Development Center

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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Director of Engineering and Chief Engineer for the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) business unit. This role reports to the Vice President for Engineering for the Air Dominance Division and is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, supporting the VP ATDC.

The preferred location for this role is Palmdale, CA. This role may also be based in El Segundo, CA or Rancho Bernardo, CA, with regular travel to Palmdale required.

The individual selected for this position will be responsible for leading over 700 engineers in the development of requirements and associated testing of critical capabilities through design and integration of multiple hardware / software-based products. They will work to fulfill requirements for multiple customers across the life cycle of the products from advanced development to sustainment. This individual will oversee Deputy Chief Engineers and Systems Architects supporting multiple operating units (OUs), as well as Configuration Data Management and Systems Safety teams. They will implement common processes and procedures to develop effective and affordable solutions for the warfighter.

The position duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following :

• Collaborate with the Program Management team to meet program commitments for cost, schedule, and quality
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for definition, development, and verification of products and capabilities
• Responsibility for the identification and implementation of engineering people, processes, and tools that support the OUs within the organization to achieve their objectives
• Work in partnership with customers and suppliers to develop subsystem requirements, develop products, and integrate across subsystems to support testing and verification of requirements
• Responsibility for configuration management of systems in production and under test
• Accountability for recruiting, staffing, training, and retaining engineering talent to deliver on the objectives

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational leadership characteristics, a commitment to ethics and integrity, exemplify strong employee engagement and accountability, and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. He or she will inspire innovation and engineering process excellence while challenging the traditional way of doing business.

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