Sentinel Program Certification & Airworthiness Thread Systems Engineering Mgr 2- 11968-1

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Manager Systems Engineering 2.  This position is located in Roy, UT.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and relationship-building skills, have a track record as an effective communicator, and be a problem solver who can innovate while balancing new and traditional ways of doing business.  The selected candidate will balance 80% technical responsibilities and 20% functional manager responsibilities and may include Control Account Management and Risk Management duties.

In this leadership position, the selected candidate will embody Northrop Grumman leadership behaviors and should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels, including executive leadership.  The candidate will be comfortable setting a vision and turning it into reality through predictable performance and strategic thinking to ensure smooth and innovative ways of operating.

What you’ll get to do:

• Lead Airworthiness Program Certification efforts.
• Support internal and external customer and stakeholder meetings.
• Guide the evolution of the Sentinel Program Certification process.
• Establish key initiatives in support of the organization’s strategic and tactical plans.
• Collaborate with peers and other leaders for resource planning and staffing activities.
• Assess current and future staffing needs; work with team leads to address those needs.
• Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance.
• Support staffing activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
• Provide subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, and performance counseling.
• Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.
• Establish personal, program, and functional goals as well as conduct performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.
• Enable mission focused technical changes and updates as iteration occurs.  Adjust technical and program direction as discovery occurs and communicate updated plan.
• Closely coordinate and collaborate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), USAF and USN Program Offices, executive leadership, Office of Chief Engineers (OCE), and IWO partners.
• Manage the development and execution of the MMIII and Sentinel Secondary Launch Capability (SLC) Airworthiness efforts.  Additional platforms to support airworthiness certification include helicopters, at a minimum.
• Support the SLP-A Program Management Team by ensuring Systems Engineering activities/needs/concerns are coordinated and addressed.  This includes coordinating with SMT Leads, System Test, and Systems Engineers to ensure that requirements and verification (qualification testing) meet the intents of airworthiness certification when tested per RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810.

Position Benefits:

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

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• 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.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of related experience.

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need- ICBM experience
• 1+ year of experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) and/or Work Package Lead (WPL).
• 1+ year of Program and/or Project management experience, managing multidisciplinary teams through complex engineering problems.
• 1+ year of experience leading Multi-Disciplinary Engineering (Software, Hardware, Electrical) and working in Cross-Functional Team including DoD Customers (USAF/USN).

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Special Program Access.

• Master's Degree in STEM.
• NG CAM/EV Certification.
• Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent efforts.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and practices.
• Experience in people and technical leadership roles.
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Experience in Integrated Functional Capability Processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience working with DoD government/military personnel.
• Prior experience and working knowledge of the Sentinel and/or MMIII programs.
• Experience leading teams in a functional, programmatic, and/or technical capacity.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills to enable effective presentation at all levels of leadership.
• Experience defining systems behavior referencing airframe certification requirements.
• Experience working with aerospace electronic systems, communication systems, and/or payloads.
• Experience conducting reviews of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents).

Primary Level Salary Range: $135,100.00 - $202,700.00

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.