Requisition ID: R10176528

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Redondo Beach, California, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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.

The Senior Principal Production Systems Engineering Lead - Configuration Management will support the F-35 Air Systems Integration IPT and lead a team of 2-3 configuration analysts on the F-35 program. This position is located in Redondo Beach (Space Park), California or Palmdale, California. This position does require occasional odd shifts, weekend work and travel between Redondo Beach, Palmdale, and El Segundo, as well as up to 10% of other travel. The selected candidate is required to have the ability to learn and understand industry Configuration Management practices, and Configuration Identification and Change Management processes, as well as understanding the Sector and Program principles, concepts, practices, and standards.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to identify issues and errors and help drive process improvements through requirements decomposition, creation of tools, widgets or processes to streamline production.

• Focal point for Configuration Management and Data Management in Production area to ensure cross-team communication and execution.

• Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings, as well as provide status and visibility to Program Management and the working team

• Coordinate with the customer on issues and meeting implementation dates.

• Represent Production CM team in program and customer meetings

• Provide daily oversight of and guidance to Production CM team members

• Maintain Configuration Management Command Media, Work Instructions and perform updates as required.

• Assess and optimize processes to meet program cost/schedule/technical/quality needs

• Perform CDM metrics on a weekly basis and support Program prep meetings.

• Support Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) As Built reconciliation efforts.

• Proficient in or willingness to by trained on TeamCenter Enterprise (PDM), Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) and the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) tools, understanding of Bill-of-Materials (Engineering & Manufacturing) and product structure.

• Interface with other organizations to resolve issues associated with Configuration Management, including Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Global Supply Chain and Quality Assurance issues.

• Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations for configuration issues/escapes

• Address questions received from the customer as it relates to CSA, reconciliation on delivered products and serialization requirements. Have or attain knowledge and understanding of Item Unique Identification (IUID) requirements.

• The selected candidate must be able to support audit processes, update procedures, and communicate effectively and clearly.

• The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

• Understand statement of work and address any issues, impacts and risks.

• Requires meticulous attention to detail while maintaining control over all documents in flow. The selected candidate should have good coordination, planning, and documentation skills.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of related experience; OR 6 years of related experience with a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline

• Experience leading projects and driving goals through completion

• Excellent technical writing skills

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain final DoD Secret Clearance

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Experience generating presentations and presenting to customers and leadership

• Demonstrated ability to effectively team with multiple organizational disciplines

• Team leadership experience leading and mentoring small teams

• Experience with leading Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA)

• Experience with understanding Engineering requirements and decomposition

• Experience developing, evaluating or auditing plans, processes and procedures

• Experience generating impactful metrics to identify areas of improvements

• Ability to effectively use Microsoft office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) to create work instructions and presentations

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Government Contracts Experience

• Experience with Lean concepts

• Experience with Engineering, Manufacturing and Test documentation

• DoD secret clearance

• F-35 experience or any production flight vehicles

BENEFITS STATEMENT

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

Salary Range: $133,000 - $199,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.