Northrop Grumman

EngineeringIntegration&Execution(EI&E)Director2Test&Evaluation

$242–363k Palmdale, California, United States; Edwards AFB, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Engineering Integration & Execution (EI&E) Director 2 – Test & Evaluation at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Engineering Integration, Test & Evaluation, people leadership, program execution. Provide people and discipline leadership. ensure engineering execution aligns with program requirements”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver technical, cost, and schedule commitments; meeting the talent needs of their assigned program; optimize overall workforce utilization; ensuring programs remain cost-effective and aligned with affordability goals; program delivery; employee growth; collective business objectives; ensure engineering execution aligns with program requirements, customer expectations, and affordability targets; ensure alignment with program objectives; meet program milestones, schedule, and technical performance; maintaining cost-effectiveness and direct labor rate constraints; optimize workforce utilization; balance affordability; enhance employee development; strengthen succession pipelines; drives employee engagement; supports career growth; strengths retention across the organization; ensuring consistency with sector schedule and guidelines

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

root-cause analysis; corrective actions; long-term verification of improvement; solving challenges

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time, active U. S. Government Secret clearance, ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance, ability to attain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR), Ability to travel as needed (approx. 25%), U. S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 9 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related professional/military experience, active U. S. Government Secret clearance, ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance, ability to attain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR), Ability to travel as needed (approx. 25%), Demonstrated experience leading large engineering teams in a program execution environment, Relevant test experience in one or more of the following fields: Ground Test, Flight Test, Lab Test, Production Test in a DCMA 8210. D program

Nice to Have

Current TS/SCI and SAP clearances, MS or MBA, Test Pilot School Graduate (Pilot or Engineer), Experience in coordinating with customer counterparts to negotiate ground and flight test plans, Military or commercial flight line experience, Leadership/management experience leading a mixed salaried and touch labor workforce, Formal program management experience or training, comprehensive understanding and application of BOEs, Earned Value Management and Integrated Master Schedule principles, Successfully planning, prioritizing and executing technology development or process improvement projects, Experience identifying, developing and managing performance metrics, Experience initiating risk and opportunity development

What You'll Do.

Provide people and discipline leadership

ensure engineering execution aligns with program requirements

Participate in technical reviews

assess technical maturity

Identify program opportunities and risks

develop mitigation plans

address performance shortfalls

Translate program execution requirements into accurate staffing forecasts

Facilitate internal talent movement

optimize workforce utilization

balance affordability

enhance employee development

strengthen succession pipelines

Foster a positive and inclusive work environment

Oversee the merit and bonus allocation process

Interface and support peer EI&E counterparts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partner closely with Chief Engineers, Program Managers, and Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE); collaborating broadly up and across AS engineering leadership; building trust across stakeholders; act as champions of unified processes and cross-program integration; Interface and support peer EI&E counterparts from other Divisions/Programs; share lessons learned, best practices; support solving challenges

Process & Methodology

program execution, Earned Value Management, Integrated Master Schedule principles

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