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Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago

Director of Engineering Discipline Execution

Rolling Meadows, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$195K/yr - $292K/yr

8+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements with opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives globally. The Director of Engineering Discipline Execution is responsible for defining common engineering practices across various disciplines and leading a geographically distributed team to ensure effective execution of engineering strategies and processes.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Ensure engineering organizations across the sector are operating with predictable, repeatable rigor

Perform analysis to understand process differences between sites and, in collaboration with site leaders, implement change that achieves commonality to achieve business outcomes

Execute across major discipline areas of Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Design Engineering, Integration and Test Engineering, etc., to define oversight methods (e.g., metrics)

Implement methods to drive engineering program performance and engineering organizational performance across cost, schedule, technical, quality, critical skills and staff, and various other areas

Collaborate on engineering long-term vision and strategic alignment

Execute strategy and collaborate with organizational peers to stay ahead of industry trends and opportunities for innovation and engineering differentiation

Partner with division engineering teams to improve engineering competitiveness. Includes:

+ Leveraging sector reusable engineering assets (processes, guidance, tools, templates, and training) to design affordable systems at the speed of customer need

+ Providing support to program and product line teams through coaching and mentoring on the use of these sector assets

+ Partnering with other organizations to enhance systems engineering, mission engineering, digital design and product line engineering processes across programs

+ Partner with other organizations to establish metrics and other measures focused on execution

Improving engineering through updated, automated, and efficient processes

Act as Mission Systems’ primary sector interface to corporate, cross-sector, and intra-sector teams involved in related execution activities

Fostering collaboration through groups such as reusable asset authorities, advisory boards, communities of practice, and centers of excellence

Leads team focused on engineering Principles and Operating Procedures (PrOP)

Perform analysis on audit results to understand process gaps, process escapes, and implement plans to update processes and/or work with audited groups to rectify any issues

Partner with other functional organizations (manufacturing, supply chain, program management, etc.) to enable competitive engineering design and performance, including changes to engineering processes, tools, data, and workflows

+ Coordinating technical SMEs to support critical program milestones such as System Requirements Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, etc

+ Coordinate technical SMEs across organizations in support of other key decision points (e.g. Non-Advocate Reviews, Independent Review Teams, audits/technical oversight, etc.)

Workforce planning, staffing, talent development & retention, employee engagement and diversity initiatives for the Engineering Discipline Execution team

Ensure engineering investments are value-added and aligned with strategic imperatives

Drive predictable financial results for funded efforts for the organization

Qualification

Systems EngineeringCybersecuritySoftware EngineeringProject ManagementEngineering Process KnowledgeChange ManagementTechnical LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationTalent DevelopmentDiversity InitiativesCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree with minimum of 10 years of experience, or a master's degree with minimum 8 years of experience, or a PhD with minimum 6 years of experience in STEM related technical fields

Good general knowledge of Northrop Grumman portfolio of products, technologies and customers

Experience working across multiple lines of business and functional disciplines (e.g. manufacturing, supply chain, business management, strategy & business development)

Demonstrated experience leading systems development across the product development lifecycle (from design – to - systems deployment), either as a lead systems engineer, chief engineer, product IPT leader or program manager

Demonstrated ability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business

Demonstrated success in championing change within the organization to achieve competitive advantage for the business

Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering within the aerospace & defense industry

Demonstrated knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics and training resources, processes, and tools

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong project management skills

Solid understanding of engineering process, including a working familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, and CMMI

U.S. Citizenship is required

A current/active DoW secret clearance (or DoE equivalent) is required with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

Preferred

Active DoW Top-Secret Clearance (or DoE equivalent) or higher and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI and Special Access Clearance

Strong experience in Systems Engineering

Demonstrated ability to partner with other stakeholders to achieve an optimum balance between project-level execution and enterprise-level efficiencies that improve overall sector performance and competitiveness