Systems Engineering and Integration Team Lead (Staff or Senior Staff level)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 has an opening for a Systems Engineering and Integration Team Lead (Staff or Senior Staff level) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

In this role, you'll be a dynamic Systems Engineering (SE) leader to drive the technical execution of a high visibility capability upgrade program. You will orchestrate all SE disciplines—Safety, Requirements & Verification, Specialty Engineering, and Configuration & Data Management—while ensuring the program meets schedule, cost, and performance objectives. This role demands a hands on technical expert who can also act as a catalyst for process improvement, leveraging deep experience with IBM DOORS (including DXL scripting) to maintain rigorous requirements traceability throughout the product lifecycle.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Leadership of SE Functions
  • Direct day to day execution of Safety, Requirements & Verification, Specialty Engineering, and Configuration & Data Management activities.
  • Mentor and develop a multidisciplinary SE team, fostering a collaborative, results oriented culture.
  • Technical Review Management
  • Own the planning, preparation, and execution of System Requirements Review (SRR), System Functional Review (SFR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR)
  • Ensure review deliverables are complete, technically sound, and aligned with program milestones.
• Risk & Opportunity Management
  • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate technical risks; capture and exploit program opportunities.
  • Maintain a living risk register and provide status updates to senior leadership.
• Proposal & Estimating Support
  • Contribute technical expertise to long term effort proposals, cost estimates, and schedule forecasts. 
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Interface with the project controls team to track cost and schedule performance against baselines; provide corrective actions when variances arise.
• Requirements Management (DOORS)
  • Ensure requirements are captured, traced, and verified throughout the lifecycle.
  • Develop and maintain DXL scripts to automate routine tasks, generate custom reports, and improve data consistency.
• Process Improvement
  • Conduct periodic SE process reviews; identify bottlenecks and implement best practice enhancements.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., root cause analysis, lessons learned capture, tool integration).
• Expected Skills
  • Advanced DOORS user (DXL scripting a plus)
  • Experience with BOE development
  • Earned Value Management
  • Experience briefing or leading technical reviews with USG Customers

This role can be filled at either the Staff or Senior Staff Level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

At a Staff Level:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience

At a Sr. Staff Level:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 14 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 10 years of relevant military / professional experience

At Both Levels:

• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced STEM degree
• Expert user of IBM DOORS with demonstrated DXL scripting capability
• Strong knowledge of safety engineering, Requirements & Verification, and specialty engineering domains
• Leadership and team-lead experience
• Risk Analysis
• Prior experience with capability upgrade programs

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $166,500.00 - $249,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.