Director of Engineering Strategy

Specific Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Strategy Development & Initiatives
• Drive E&S long term strategy by completing market assessments, technology roadmaps, and identification of opportunities in support of market strategy to support growth and profitability. Maintain 10-year pipeline roadmap, including emerging market opportunities and upcoming tool/system integration

Leads collaborative partnership endeavors with stakeholders across the Sector and company to understand key drivers to business success and enhance the probability of meeting E&S longer-term goals.

Defines, in strong collaboration with other groups, our engineering strategy including near-, mid-, and long-term actions necessary to achieve that strategy.

Develops coordinated efforts for new and emerging markets and collaborates with strategic investment to ensure the strategic plan has appropriate funding in place to support E&S and Mission System's goals.

Partners and collaborates with Strategy and Mission Solutions organizations to understand technical product roadmaps, customer mission needs, and other customer feedback to define and employ strategy

Partner with other industries and academia to understand current & future ways of doing business, performing engineering, and skillset development to inform our strategy

Technology Integration
• Partner with Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) to execute E&S Strategy, integrations and future technologies to build out engineering ecosystem
o Implementing Mission Product Lifecycle Management (MPLM) infrastructure to enable digital thread
o Prioritize Digital Transformation and AI Assistance to improve productivity and cycle times and for realized results

Develop plans (including targeted investment) for new tools and reduction of tools in our engineering lifecycle based on commonality, market research, collaboration with cross-sector organizations, and the needs of our organization.

Collaborate with CIDO on employment of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for business, engineering, and mission applications.

Innovation and Execution

Support impact and growth in engineering for informed cost and performance decisions, ensuring seamless, data-driven optimization for scalable delivery across environments.

• Provide leadership for the team's sector-wide strategic actions to improve engineering competitiveness and sustained growth through strong internal and external partners, aligned roadmaps and cross-functional partnerships, with reusable engineering assets and workflows enhancing efficiency and agility and cost.

Collaborate with CIDO on employment of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for business, engineering, and mission applications.


Talent Strategy and Future Critical Skills

Identify future skills needed that strengthen E&S ability to be competitive, evolve technical skills and establish role-based development tracks aligned to the mission needs

Create & deploy targeted training & development aligned to critical skills and technical leadership needs

Ensure workforce is developing to execute engineering strategy and prepared for innovation


Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree with minimum of 10 years of experience, or a Master's degree with minimum 8 years of experience, or a PhD with minimum 6 years of experience in STEM related technical fields
• A minimum of 5 years demonstrated success leading and managing diverse technical teams that work on large and/or complex systems with mechanical, electrical, and software elements.
• Prior experience in strategy and/or market development
• Experience working across multiple lines of business and functional disciplines (e.g. manufacturing, supply chain, business management, strategy & business development)
• Experience with internal (internal to the corporation) projects
• Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering with understanding of engineering processes
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering processes, engineering metrics, hiring, staffing, tools and training resources
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and implement change while challenging traditional ways of doing business
• Ability to operate independently based on strategic objectives, work in a team environment, and collaborate across the corporation as required to accomplish team goals
• A broad skill set that is balanced between technical, interpersonal, and business capabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A current/active DoW Secret Clearance is required; OR DoE Equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:
• Advanced degree(s) in STEM technical fields
• Active DoW Top-Secret Clearance or higher and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI and Special Access Clearance; OR DoE Equivalent
• Program management experience, with profit and loss accountability - preferably leading large or complex programs
• Prior experience in strategy and/or market development and driving engineering partnerships required
• Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering within the defense or aerospace industries
• Solid understanding of engineering process with execution experience, including working familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, and CMMI
• Demonstrated ability to partner with other stakeholders to achieve an optimum balance between project-level execution and enterprise-level efficiencies that improve overall sector performance and competitiveness
• Demonstrated success in championing change within the organization to achieve competitive advantage for the business
• Experience leading geographically dispersed functional teams, including team members working remotely
• Experience engaging with and briefing all levels of management - from CEO, to front-line leadership
• Proven success in creating and executing affordability initiatives
Primary Level Salary Range: $194,600.00 - $292,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.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. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Client-provided location(s): Rolling Meadows, IL

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10217578-3

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-23T20:12:16