Project Engineer - Level 5

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription
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 Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Project Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will be on-site.
Position Overview:
The selected Staff Project Engineer responsibilities include the Control Account Management of the In-Flight Interceptor Communication Systems (IFICS) Data Terminal (IDT) product within the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program. You will be responsible for performing proposal development and writing, schedule development, time-phase budget planning, earned value management system (EVMS) reporting, and managing a major subcontractor to best meet dynamic customer needs for new and existing features of the IDT system, collaborating with team members, and working in a cross functional team.
Essential Functions:
Develop Proposals and Program Management Estimates and resolve proposal preparation problems and assess the progress against established plans and parameters
Plans and coordinates the labor, schedules, and resources required for new or existing programs
Develops and adheres to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools to include supplier integration
Coordinate with internal and external customers and integrated product teams.
Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.
Monitors program progress and identifies risks and issues.
Day-to-day collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure timely awareness of project updates.
Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements.
Compliance with organizational processes and procedures
Evaluation of financial variances and changes to baseline plans
Supports and participates in negotiations with customer
Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.
Develops forecast
Supports Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and DCMA Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR)
Developing executive level presentations
Risk and Opportunity Development and Management
Supports consistent CAM approach across all cost accounts on the program to include supporting submission of high quality monthly financial CDRLs and supporting audits
The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.
Ability to interpret and comply with Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and proven experience in cost estimation and scheduling
Experience supporting DoD proposal activities that include BOE development, Integrated Master Schedule input, and writing contributions on multiple proposal activities.
Proven experience with presentation/briefing development
Proven experience managing a subcontractor
Demonstrated skills in the organization and execution of tasks and projects
Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Experience with communicating with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shard, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program stakeholder needs.
Experience identifying and addressing program impacts through systematic, proactive approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.
Experience monitoring/controlling program plans, cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.
Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in systems engineering, requirements, verification development and product development processes and application to complex weapon or space systems.
Security+ certification
GMD/MDA Experience
Missile Defense Experience
Proven experience managing a major subcontractor
Exposure to Earned Value Management and Agile
Demonstrate a track record as an effective collaborator, communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
Show experience developing capabilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities.
Demonstrate an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate acro