Principal Deputy Chief Engineer/Deputy IPT Lead
- Salary
- $108.8K–$163.2KUSD
- Moves you to
- United States
- Support
- Relocation support
- Posted
- Sep 28, 2026
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 Mission Systems has an opening for several Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads with hardware design and manufacturing experience. These positions are located in Linthicum, MD.
This IPT Lead will be required to lead an engineering team working to transition designs to production for a very important sector priority program with many time-critical elements and high management visibility. They will interface with personnel in the factory test cells, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance. In addition, they will brief internal and potentially external customer leadership on progress.
The selected candidate will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings. The selected candidate is expected to be self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills.
These roles are contingent upon candidates having an Active Secret government clearance, maintaining this level of clearance and obtaining an SAP clearance for continued employment.
Basic Qualifications Principal Deputy Chief Engineer:
- Bachelors degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or STEM-related degree, with 5 years of industry experience, or Masters degree and 3 years of industry experience. An additional 4 years’ experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
- Active Secret clearance required to start. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance and obtain an SAP clearance for continued employment.
- Experience with hardware design and/or hardware integration & test
- Experience in the BWI production factory and/or factory test cell(s)
- Experience using SAP
- Available onsite at the BWI facility during first shift
- Leadership experience that may be in areas such as project planning, cost & schedule management including tracking, manufacturing support, vendor support, design team lead, or similar.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated leadership skills with 6-month minimum experience as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead or other leadership role supporting a program or business function
- Experience with REX (receiver/exciter), Processor or general RF Integration and test for hardware
- Experience reporting project status to program, functional management and customers
- Experience working with Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Material Processing
- Knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Experience with the Root Cause Correction Action (RCCA) process
- Experience with LRU/LRM Integration and testing for an EMD product transitioning to production
- Fluency with developing and executing project schedules
- Experience managing products in the critical path of a program
- PMP certification a plus
- Active and current Top Secret government clearance a plus
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