NG Fellow 1 - Tactical Edge

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 Payload and Ground Division is seeking an NG Fellow 1 to serve as the Chief Architect/Engineer supporting the Maritime Targeting Cell (MTC) family of Ground Systems for the Integrated National Systems (INS) business unit (BU). As the recognized leader in this technical domain, you will join Engineering, Program and Business Development leaders in architecting, developing, maturing, and integrating breakthrough technology solutions for new development/production opportunities.

This position must be resident in Baltimore MD, Fairfax VA, or Morrisville NC with up to 50% travel and will report directly to the Senior Director of Engineering.

Northrop Grumman Fellows are recognized experts in their fields who solve the hardest technical problems while ensuring we retain the hard-won insights needed to perform complex tasks successfully. These leaders define possible in our most important technical capability areas while identifying and cultivating essential people, processes, and tools. They are deployed against critical programs and captures, aligned with our sector's top business priorities, and advance our products and solutions to meet customers' missions every day.

The ideal candidate will set and drive strategy for a broad set of technical initiatives and be empowered to make decisions that significantly impact annual operating plans (AOP), long-range strategic plan (LRSP) outcomes, and the Technology Roadmap. The NG Fellow is expected to provide scientific, technical, intellectual leadership, as well as analytical support contributing to the advancement of growth goals. The candidate must also have a strong grasp of campaign execution, networking strategy, and possess the skills, drive, and judgement to successfully interface with senior leaders/technologists across the company and customer community.

The Tactical Edge Chief Engineer will be the technical focal point for both ongoing and next generation programs developing forward deployed Ground systems enabling Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). The associated Ground Systems will provide key enabling technologies including multi-domain sensor fusion, AI/ML techniques, communication/dissemination architectures, and open systems architecture concepts to create an ecosystem of interconnected and interoperable systems. The candidate will be responsible for leading the development of Tactical Edge-focused technology roadmaps, IR&D plans, mission and sensor modeling, novel technologies, hardware prototypes, and algorithms to address emerging opportunities in this mission area. The candidate will also be responsible for ensuring Systems Engineering rigor is in place on existing programs that meet customer expectations to execute successfully within cost, schedule, and performance constraints.

General responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Evolve Technology Roadmaps to inform Northrop Grumman's strategy, shape future program pursuits and assist in developing discriminating Mission Thread capabilities.

• Conduct very complex analyses that require deliberate planning, analyzing, organizing, and integration of current and emerging operational and system capabilities to achieve desired mission effects.

• Provide key insights and inputs in the development of proposals for technology and product development.

• Advisory support to programs/captures across the INS BU to help meet program execution goals.

• Serve as a primary domain expert, identifying and quantifying capability gaps, focusing attention on technological solutions to meet future needs, inform requirements, and support capability portfolio management.

• Conduct complex scientific or technical analyses on behalf of a sector or significant business/technical area that requires the synthesis of diverse disciplines and alternatives; solutions may be developed under conditions of uncertainty or where little precedent exists.

• Conduct Technology full-spectrum analysis in support of key business functions, to include needs assessment, capability gap analysis, and analysis of alternatives.

• Develop relationships with customers, interface with key stakeholders, and support development of new business or expand our technology credibility with the customer.

• Involved in attracting and capturing new business by participating in proposals, Non-Advocate Reviews (NARs) and analyses of alternatives/trade studies requiring the area of technical expertise.

• Advocate for technical differentiation through innovation or synthesis.

• Participate in customer, industry, and/or academic, advisory boards or consortiums.

• Apply and/or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts.

• Work closely with the Sector/Division Leaders to define technical solutions aligned to customers' strategies and requirements.

• Champions company values, including safety, best practices, and continuous improvement.

• Provides personnel technical development through leadership, team building, mentorship, and shared knowledge.

• Serve as key member of Enterprise Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Working Groups and coordinate enterprise-wide information requirements that align the Operating sectors' Technology analysis requirements.

Specific Technology Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Ensure continued development of experts in the tactical edge portfolio, multi-domain data processing, and advanced analytics.

• Support the planning and execution of the Tactical Edge Technology Roadmap.

• Support the planning and execution of the JADC2 Roadmap.

• Survey industry of existing commodities that support the Roadmap - buy vs. make.

• Serve as an independent technical reviewer as needed.

• Establish and maintain working relationships with key external SMEs.

• Represent NGC in industry advisory boards or consortiums related to Tactical Edge.

• Key contributor to developing depth of expertise among peers in Tactical Edge.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 20+ years of engineering experience. Or a master's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 18+ years of engineering experience. Or a Ph.D. in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 15+ years of engineering experience

• 10 or more years of experience developing technical solutions in the Ground systems mission area with an understanding that spans Command and Control, Mission Management, Data Processing, and Data Dissemination, supporting enterprise functions, key organizations involved in acquisition, operations, and planning and budgeting.

• 10 or more years of demonstrated success leading interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams to create technical solutions.

• Active Top-Secret/SCI is required to be considered.

• Strong collaboration skills with experience working across BUs, divisions, sectors within NG as well as with industry partners and customer community, as well as strong communication skills.

• Ability to motivate and guide teams and activities without having formal "ownership" of the staff supporting those activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current/previous INS program accesses

• Demonstrated background of successfully applying NG Systems Engineering Principles and Operating Practices to guide program technical design, development, and deployment of large-scale systems architectures.

• Ten or more years of experience in remote sensing applications across multiple operating domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber)

• Ten or more years of experience developing Ground systems across multiple operating domains (space and tactical implementations)

• Five or more years' experience supporting development of mission-level campaign concepts of operations and Enterprise scale systems architectures.

• General knowledge of data exploitation, AI/ML techniques, and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR)

• General knowledge of sensor-to-shooter mission areas to include current and emerging needs and technology capability gaps.

• Existing relationships of INS customer(s) and their stakeholder needs

• For the job application submission, applicants are urged to address qualifications against the above requirements (basic qualifications and preferred qualifications).

Salary Range: $197,800.00 - $310,700.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.