
The Chief Engineer (Level 5) role serves as an Integrated Product Team Lead within the Electronics and Payloads Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Baltimore. This position directs cross-functional engineering teams of 5 to 25 people through proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases while managing project budgets, schedules, and Earned Value Management Systems. Key responsibilities include supporting new program acquisitions, interfacing with diverse departments like manufacturing and supply chain, and briefing leadership on progress. The role appeals to innovators seeking to work on revolutionary space hardware and multi-domain systems that impact global security. It offers a collaborative culture that values intellectual curiosity and the chance to make history, with a hybrid work arrangement requiring 80% on-site presence and 10% travel. An active Secret clearance is required to join this fast-paced environment.