At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Chief Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Patuxent river, MD. Deputy Chief Engineer leading a multi-disciplined engineering team in support of flight test and chamber testing for the Triton Unmanned Air System Program at Patuxent River Naval Test Flight Center.. Responsible for coordinating on site engineering support between Rancho Bernardo REs and Integrated Test Team for entire system under test configuration which is 3 Air Vehicles, 4 payloads, FOB, MOB, and NSIL C2 facilities, communication links and network interfaces.. Successful candidate will manage a team of up to 10 engineers and be responsible for coordination with the NAVAIR class desk, the NG Site Team and the IFC 3.1 Integration team as well as coordinating reach back to the REs to support test planning, execution, anomaly investigation associated with flight envelop expansion and early risk reduction efforts. Performs and provides engineering support for PAX on site IFC 4 development and IFC 3 EOC flight and ground integration and system level test activities.. Basic Qualifications:. Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university. Must have at least 9 years of experience in Engineering or 7 years of experience and a Master's Degree or 4 years of experience and a PhD.. Experienced in systems or subsystems engineering for a unmanned air vehicle system. Hands on experience working integration and test, or flight test portion of an air vehicle system. An active in-scope DoD Secret Clearance. Preferred Qualifications:. Master's Degree. Mission Knowledge of ISR systems and data products. Active, In scope DoD Top Secret or SCI clearance. Experience in a lead role in a technical engineering capacity. 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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. US Citizenship is required for most positions.. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, inf