Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a global aerospace and defense company developing technologies for air, cyber, land, sea and space missions. Its work includes military and satellite communications, microelectronics manufacturing and other advanced systems designed to address complex challenges across the defense sector. The company supports careers for professionals at different stages, including veterans and entry-level candidates, while also pursuing sustainability initiatives.

Principal/Senior Principal Product Support Engineer — El Segundo, CA

Lead product support and logistics engineering for Northrop Grumman aircraft programs. Guide supportability, systems engineering, and lifecycle technical oversight for national security work.

Description

  • Manage lifecycle development and logistics deliverables to meet statement-of-work, budget, schedule, quality, and completion requirements
  • Direct internal teams, external partners, and suppliers toward program performance, cost, schedule, and quality goals
  • Provide technical leadership for Supportability Engineering activities
  • Integrate supportability considerations into the design of future aircraft concepts
  • Evaluate design options for supportability while aligning with mission execution priorities
  • Coordinate requirements definition, hardware and software design, verification, and validation
  • Oversee the full range of Product Support technical activities
  • Apply systems engineering practices to aircraft design and proposal development
  • Use knowledge of air vehicles, mission computing, communications, and sensor systems
  • Lead logistics disciplines such as supportability, reliability, maintainability, testability, modeling and simulation, provisioning, and supply support

Requirements

  • Principal level: Bachelor of Science in a STEM field plus 5 years of related professional or military experience, Master of Science plus 3 years, or STEM Ph.D. plus 1 year
  • Senior Principal level: Bachelor of Science in a STEM field plus 8 years of related professional or military experience, Master of Science plus 6 years, or STEM Ph.D. plus 4 years
  • Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the past 6 years or participation in Continuous Evaluation
  • Ability to obtain and retain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable timeframe
  • Experience with integrated logistics elements such as reliability and maintainability, prognostic health management, modeling and simulation, obsolescence management, fleet and field support, support equipment engineering, logistics support analysis, low-observable supportability, support hardware, or technical publications and training
  • Experience in Supportability Engineering, including reliability and maintainability, DMSMS, prognostics and health management, or fleet operations and sparing models
  • Product Support proposal and capture experience
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%
  • Product Support experience on development or sustainment programs preferred
  • Prior U.S. military operations or aircraft maintenance experience preferred
  • Experience with competitive Product Support capture proposals preferred
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint preferred
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation abilities preferred
  • U.S. Citizenship required for positions requiring government clearance and certain other restricted roles

Benefits

  • Relocation support may be offered
  • Overtime eligibility may apply
  • Shift differential may apply
  • May qualify for a discretionary bonus
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company-paid holidays
  • Paid time off for vacation or personal business

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