Principal Engineering Automation

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Lutherville Timonium
Posted on: March 11, 2026

Job Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: 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 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. Northrop Grumman has an immediate opportunity available for a Staff Chief Engineer located in Baltimore, MD. The Staff Chief Engineer is responsible for the technical direction and execution of all aspects of engineering on a program including design, development, implementation, integration, testing, and delivery of product to the customer. The Staff Chief Engineer is the technical leader for the program engineering team, and also serves as technical advisor to the program manager. The Staff Chief Engineer is typically the primary technical point-of-contact to the customer. The Staff Chief Engineer coordinates across the program’s Systems Engineering team and other engineering teams. The Chief Engineer ensures that all engineering teams adhere to sound engineering processes, in accordance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards. Manage the technical development and direction for all aspects of engineering on a program including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of product to a customer. ~ Collect and provide required data for Northrop Grumman MS program reporting of engineering performance. ~ Serve as the technical authority for the program, including serving as chair of the Technical Review Board. ~ Serve as engineering team liaison for communications to/from Program Management, Manufacturing, Operations, customers, and other functional organizations. ~ Oversee technical content for system design reviews (SDR) (e.g., Ensure overall technical quality and performance for all engineering content for the program. ~ Ensure the program adheres to sound engineering processes in development, production, test, and sustainment in accordance with company policies, processes, and quality standards. ~ Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives within their associated programs. ~ Collaborate and arbitrate if required with all Product Team Leads to resolve engineering conflicts. ~ Support the program manager in risk and opportunity management by identifying and owning risks associated with system performance. ~ Perform any program specific responsibilities allocated to the role by the engineering functional and program management. ~ Coordinate between the System Architect, SEIT Lead, Product Team Lead(s), program manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline Bachelor’s degree in STEM with a minimum of 12 years of related experience or a Master’s (with a BS in STEM) with a minimum of 10 years of related experience or a PhD in STEM with a minimum of 8 years of related experience Must be willing to work on-site full-time in a program area Must have a current/active Secret clearance. Secret clearance is required to start. Must be able to obtain SAP level approval. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance and SAP access for continued employment. Master’s degree or PhD in STEM or technical management Domain expertise in defense electronic systems Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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. 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. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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.

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