Sentinel Guidance & Control Design Review Systems Engineering Manager 2 - 18374

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have 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’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Guidance & Control Design Review Systems Engineering Manager 2 located at the Strategic Deterrence Division (SDS) headquarters in Roy, UT.

What you get to do:

This is a functional home room (FHR) manager position, involving balancing both the overall functional oversight and management of a Systems Engineering group (typically 8-12 engineers) while maintaining a technical baseline of performance on program work. The candidate will spend ~20% of their time on functional/organizational support and ~80% of their time on a mix of technical program work from current or future tasking.

Functional Homeroom Duties:

• Provide people leadership for a Systems Engineering organization, to include performance management (including performance reviews), career development, staffing, and merit planning as part of the Strategic Deterrent Systems business unit Functional Homeroom

• Support employee development; employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development; employee training and identification and training of skills required to execute programs

• Provide ownership of and direction of processes used in the functional group

• Support staffing and workload forecast; Recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, and performance management

• Support the Department Manager in requested tasking

Program Management Duties:

• Managing cost and schedule of all G&C design review related WPs,

• Working with specialty teams and design teams on content for design reviews according to the program level SOW

• Taking Change Requests (CRs) through multiple program level Cost Control Boards (CCBs)

• Organizing and tracking GN&C CDRLs for each major program design review and milestone

• Tracking action items for various design reviews and driving them to closure

• Managing a team of systems engineers for CDRL and product review and integration into the program baseline.

The successful applicant will:

• Lead a team of systems engineers, leveraging their experience in one or more of the following specific skills: Model Based Systems Engineering (Cameo), Requirements Management (DOORS), Verification Planning, Interface definition, and planning.

• Manage cost and schedule aspects of PSE deliveries, leveraging experience in Earned Value Management

• Set and promote high standards for engineering development

• Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and a minimum 8 years of related experience or master’s degree in STEM with 4 years of related experience

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need

• Experience in Program Execution, Staffing, Engineering Metrics and Training resources, Processes, and Tools

• 1 year of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

• Product Lifecycle Management tools

• Earned Value Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) or related discipline

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance

• Experience in People and Technical Leadership roles

• 2 years of experience with program control (IMS, EVMS), budgeting, and staffing

• Experience managing suppliers

• Experience with all phases of the systems engineering development life cycle, specifically requirements validation and verification

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering and DOORS or Cameo tools

• Experience with Risk Management and/or Cost-Risk-Benefit Analysis

• Experience with working with government/military personnel at government/military facilities

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and practices

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

The 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.