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. Northrup Grumman is currently seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to support our Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile program with our talented Advanced Weapons team as the SEIT lead. This position is located in Northridge, CA. and will be an on-site position. The SEIT lead plans and executes system engineering core functions; collects, manages, and reports engineering metrics; and is responsible for V&V of engineering across all program elements (systems/hardware/software/ support/integration and test). The SEIT Lead is typically responsible for ensuring teams have qualified staff to develop and demonstrate technical performance while satisfying allocated cost and schedule requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience in the full systems engineering lifecycle of missile / weapon system development program(s) and leading at least part of that lifecycle. They will also have the technical depth on one or more of the subsystems of missile/weapon system, e.g., RF/sensors, guidance, navigation, control, telemetry/communication, and airframe. This candidate will work directly with the program’s Chief Engineer and Program Execution Manager and collaborate with the various IPTs to ensure the design and development of the different subsystems and the integration of those are technically sound on budget, and on schedule. Responsibilities: In this role, the selected candidate will (but not be limited to): · Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in the development, production, test and sustainment products for our customers and is compliant with company policy, procedures, and quality standards. · Manage the vertical and horizontal technical integration throughout the product teams and program life cycle. · Support the CE and PMO in the status, issues, and challenges. · Plan and execute early integration activities with external stakeholders. · Plan and execute all test related program reviews such as Test Readiness Reviews. · Provide subject matter expertise and technical ownership of critical system functions that cross multiple subsystems. · Review system/subsystem design documentation and models for technical correctness and completeness. · Ensure proper engineering rigor across engineering design activities via process, and documentation/modeling practices (IAW Functional Best Practices and Principles and Operating Practices (PrOP)). · Effectively communicate the SiAW weapon system technical baseline to internal and external stakeholders. · Provide support to the Risk and Opportunities Management Board and the resulting risk mitigation and opportunity capture actions.

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