Systems Chief Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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 Defense Systems is seeking an experienced Systems Chief Engineer to support our Armament Systems business site in Mesa, AZ

Armament Systems is a leading supplier of integrated medium-caliber weapon systems for land, air and sea platforms through its world-renowned Bushmaster® line of automatic cannons produced at its Mesa, Arizona facility.

Role Description:

This position is a senior engineering leadership role in the Medium Caliber Gun Systems Group within Northrop Grumman Defense Systems. As a leader in Guns Engineering, the Systems Chief Engineer is responsible for the technical excellence of all medium caliber product lines and drives execution of development programs and well as supporting production and customers. This position is located in Mesa, Arizona.

Responsibilities

This position carries the following set of primary responsibilities:

• Reports to the head of engineering at the Mesa Arizona site and is responsible for the technical excellence of the medium caliber guns systems product lines
• Provides outstanding leadership on development programs including resolving highly complex technical problems
• Is the final engineering technical authority for assigned products
• Ensures pertinent design factors such as contractual, environmental, cost, schedule, technical performance, system integration, producibility, interchangeability, and material requirements are considered during new product development
• Leads failure investigations and associated corrective actions
• Acts as a technical interface to external customers, and forms working relationships with representatives of external technical organizations.
• Works closely with project engineering and program management to meet overall program objectives
• Shares knowledge with other engineers
• Provides mentoring to other engineers
• Provides guidance to staff on interpretation of operating procedures and process documents
• Drives continuous improvement of engineering tools, methods and technical capabilities
• Leads and coordinates continuous improvement projects benefiting the department and other functions

Basic Requirements:

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 15 years of design and development experience in the defense or aerospace industries
• 5+ years of project or program leadership
• Demonstrated ability to resolve difficult technical problems
• Design and development experience in highly integrated mechanical / electrical systems
• Familiarity with engineering drawings including GD&T, ANSI Y14.5
• Understanding of design for assembly / design for manufacturing (DFA/DFM)
• Experience in performing failure analysis and driving implementation of robust corrective action
• Experiencing writing and reviewing test plans, procedures and reports
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strength in technical writing
• U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
• Position may require domestic and international travel,
• This position falls under a Federal Explosives License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for this location. Candidates hired into this role will be required to complete and submit an Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval to be a possessor.

Preferred Requirements:

• An advanced degree, MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Experience with MIL Standards and DO requirements standards (including MIL-STD- 810 and MIL-STD-882)
• Familiarity with metallurgical concepts related to heat treating and coatings
• Strong background in stress and dynamic analysis and testing
• Experience in Finite Element modeling
• Design experience with electric motors, solenoids, sensors and gear trains
• Design experience with safety critical control systems

Primary Level Salary Range: $178,600.00 - $268,000.00

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.