
Sr Principal Engineer (CLS CAM Lead)
Required skills
- Secret clearance
- EVM
- EAC analysis
- ETC analysis
- performance index assessment
- program variance analysis
- project leadership
- schedule management
Nice to have
- data manipulation
- program execution
- planning
- baselining
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills
Role summary
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer (RQ-4 USAF CAM/Lead) for their Product Support organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This role involves ensuring quality lifecycle development and logistics products/services align with the Program Statement of Work (SOW), budget, and schedule. The position requires strong Earned Value Management (EVM) skills, project leadership experience, and a Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience (or 6 with a Master's). Preferred qualifications include experience in program management, supportability engineering, logistics, fleet operations, and working with the RQ-4 platform. A Secret clearance is required.
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 Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer (RQ-4 USAF CAM/Lead) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Product Support organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA.
What you get to do!
You are expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external customers in high-tempo environments. Under the direction and leadership of the RQ-4 Product Support Sub-IPT Lead and USAF Program Manager, the Product Support Integrator will work with RQ-4 Product Support Team to ensure quality lifecycle development and logistics products and services are executed in accordance with the Program Statement of Work (SOW) and are within budget, schedule constraints, and closure criteria.
You may lead internal and external Teammates/Suppliers to ensure Program Performance, cost/schedule and quality objectives are achieved in collaboration with the program team. This position may lead technical coordination between other non-Product Support Program IPTs. The Integrator will work with the Customer Program Offices, Program Leaders, and Product Support Functions to ensure program requirements defined by the SOW are achieved within budget, schedule, quality, and closure criteria.
The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in STEM field and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's degree in STEM Field.
Demonstrated EVM skills including development, analysis, and control of program budgets, Estimate at Complete (EAC) analysis, Estimates to Complete (ETC)analysis, performance index assessment, and program variance analysis
At least 2 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated US Government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
Experience managing aspects of program execution including planning, baselining, and execution across multiple teams.
Previous experience managing a large, geographically dispersed team.
Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority of personnel
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
Active In-Scope Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance
Previous experience working Product Support efforts on development and/or sustainment programs.
Previous experience in Supportability Engineering, including Reliability and Maintainability, DMSMS, Prognostics & Health Management
Previous experience in Logistics or ILS (Integrated Logistics Support).
Previous experience with fleet operations and fleet support.
Strong skills in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Previous experience working with the RQ-4 platform.
Previous U.S. Military experience with operations and/or aircraft maintenance background.
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
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Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
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Can you detail the function of a register table within embedded system design?
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Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
system designmedium - 4
Can you discuss the role and functionality of a watchdog timer?
system designmedium - 5
What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
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