Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an experienced Consulting Chief Engineer (CE) to serve as the technical leader for the Mako program within the Satellite Missions Business Unit. This position is located in Dulles, VA.

The qualified candidate will serve as the definitive technical authority on the program and lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team supporting the design, development, and delivery of a Space Vehicle program.

Job Summary:

The Consulting Engineer position requires an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness to lead the system definition, technical planning and execution on an effort involving several different parts of the company.  The Consulting Engineer will be responsible to lead, uncover, and resolve issues associated with the design, development and implementation of operational programs. This individual will also serve as the product line chief architect, including working with the customer and OU leadership to understand and meet evolving customer needs. The work accomplished will support long-range strategic goals for the Operating Unit.  The Consulting Engineer serves as consultant to senior leadership in long-range company planning concerning new or projected areas of technological research and advancements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Technical direction and execution of all aspects of engineering on a program including design, development, implementation, integration, testing, and delivery of product to the customer
• Technical leader for the program engineering team, and also serves as technical advisor to the program manager
• Lead the development and execution of technical reviews to achieve efficient, effective, and innovative engineering solutions
• Technical point-of-contact to the customer, providing timely communication and engaging to resolve technical questions posed by the customer
• Deliver quick and thorough resolution of non-conformances and other challenges that might arise, including leading failure investigations and presentation of findings to internal and customer review boards
• Coordinates across the program’s Systems Engineering team and other engineering teams
• Regularly takes a leadership role in providing insight and knowledge transfer to others on internal and external technical solutions to solve complex problems.
• Ensures that all engineering teams adhere to sound engineering processes, in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be U.S. Citizen with active or current Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility at the time of application.
• BS in Engineering or related technical field & 16 years’ experience, or master’s degree & 14 years’ experience, or Ph.D. & 12 years’ experience
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams or previous Chief Engineer experience
• Systems engineering experience, to include architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements & interface management, hardware/software integration, and test planning & execution
• Ability to effectively interface with program leadership, functional management, customers, and technical subject matter experts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or active TS/SCI Clearance
• Prior experience leading a large, collaborative, multi-disciplinary, cross-site teams
• Prior experience with space systems mission architecture design, development, and implementation, including identification and definition of key system internal and external interfaces
• Prior experience with space systems engineering

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