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Northrop Grumman · 8 hours ago

Director of Engineering Strategy

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$195K/yr - $292K/yr

8+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a pioneering company with a rich history of technological advancements. They are seeking a Director of Engineering Strategy responsible for leading strategy development in line with the Engineering & Sciences sector’s objectives, requiring collaboration across various sectors and stakeholders to drive innovation and prepare for future challenges.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive E&S long term strategy by completing market assessments, technology roadmaps, and identification of opportunities in support of market strategy to support growth and profitability. Maintain 10-year pipeline roadmap, including emerging market opportunities and upcoming tool/system integration

Leads collaborative partnership endeavors with stakeholders across the Sector and company to understand key drivers to business success and enhance the probability of meeting E&S longer-term goals

Defines, in strong collaboration with other groups, our engineering strategy including near-, mid-, and long-term actions necessary to achieve that strategy

Develops coordinated efforts for new and emerging markets and collaborates with strategic investment to ensure the strategic plan has appropriate funding in place to support E&S and Mission System’s goals

Partners and collaborates with Strategy and Mission Solutions organizations to understand technical product roadmaps, customer mission needs, and other customer feedback to define and employ strategy

Partner with other industries and academia to understand current & future ways of doing business, performing engineering, and skillset development to inform our strategy

Partner with Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) to execute E&S Strategy, integrations and future technologies to build out engineering ecosystem

Implementing Mission Product Lifecycle Management (MPLM) infrastructure to enable digital thread

Prioritize Digital Transformation and AI Assistance to improve productivity and cycle times and for realized results

Develop plans (including targeted investment) for new tools and reduction of tools in our engineering lifecycle based on commonality, market research, collaboration with cross-sector organizations, and the needs of our organization

Collaborate with CIDO on employment of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for business, engineering, and mission applications

Support impact and growth in engineering for informed cost and performance decisions, ensuring seamless, data-driven optimization for scalable delivery across environments

Provide leadership for the team’s sector-wide strategic actions to improve engineering competitiveness and sustained growth through strong internal and external partners, aligned roadmaps and cross-functional partnerships, with reusable engineering assets and workflows enhancing efficiency and agility and cost

Identify future skills needed that strengthen E&S ability to be competitive, evolve technical skills and establish role-based development tracks aligned to the mission needs

Create & deploy targeted training & development aligned to critical skills and technical leadership needs

Ensure workforce is developing to execute engineering strategy and prepared for innovation

Qualification

Engineering Strategy DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentSystems EngineeringTechnical LeadershipArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningProgram ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationCommunicationTeam LeadershipInterpersonal Skills

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

A minimum of 5 years demonstrated success leading and managing diverse technical teams that work on large and/or complex systems with mechanical, electrical, and software elements

Prior experience in strategy and/or market development

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

Experience with internal (internal to the corporation) projects

Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering with understanding of engineering processes

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

Demonstrated ability to innovate and implement change while challenging traditional ways of doing business

Ability to operate independently based on strategic objectives, work in a team environment, and collaborate across the corporation as required to accomplish team goals

A broad skill set that is balanced between technical, interpersonal, and business capabilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

U.S. Citizenship is required

A current/active DoW Secret Clearance is required; OR DoE Equivalent

Preferred

Advanced degree(s) in STEM technical fields

Active DoW Top-Secret Clearance or higher and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI and Special Access Clearance; OR DoE Equivalent

Program management experience, with profit and loss accountability - preferably leading large or complex programs

Prior experience in strategy and/or market development and driving engineering partnerships required

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

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

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

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

Experience leading geographically dispersed functional teams, including team members working remotely

Experience engaging with and briefing all levels of management - from CEO, to front-line leadership

Proven success in creating and executing affordability initiatives