Sentinel Logistics Program Manager 2 - 18745

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

2d•$139,100 - $208,700•Onsite

About The Position

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 Logistics Program Manager 2. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel Program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. The selected candidate will be responsible for a Logistics and Systems Engineering discipline Section within the SDS Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to an SDS Systems Engineering Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 8 and 12 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities will be personnel performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members, as well as staffing of roles on projects. As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend roughly 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom responsibilities with 80% of your efforts focused on a technical assignment on an SDS project or IPT where the selected candidate will provide technical and administrative leadership and guidance to the Sentinel Business Units, Operating Units, and Suppliers. This includes managing a team comprised of both technical and program support personnel required to resolve technical issues, ensure compliance to both technical and contractual obligations, and ultimately to ensure compliance with the technical performance metrics (TPMs) documented within the contract Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. The successful candidate will be experienced in systems engineering with one or more of the following specific skills: Model Based Systems Engineering (Cameo), Requirements Management (DOORS), Verification Planning, and Interface definition and planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and at least 8 years of related experience; OR at least 6 Years of relevant experience with a master's degree or in lieu of degree an additional 4 years of related experience
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years with ability to obtain Top Secret
Experienced in Systems Engineering processes, Logistics Engineering processes, and the 12 elements of Integrated Product Support

Nice To Haves

1+ years of experience providing technical leadership of a project
4+ years’ experience with ICBM weapon system logistics, operations, security, and subsystem integration.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer focused mindset.
Experience in the nuclear surety aspects of nuclear weapon systems
Experienced in all aspects of the engineering development lifecycle
Proficient with Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Demonstrate a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities

People leadership for a Sentinel logistics and systems engineering organization, to include performance management, career development, staffing, and merit planning.
Provide project and technical oversight for activities performed by the group.
Provide ownership of and direction to the processes used by the group.
Create a vision for an engineering and logistics team and work to make that vision a reality.
Provide proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers.
Lead a diverse team of engineers performing project development, technical requirements review, system support, planning and sustainment for a diverse set of products in the missile, air and space domains.
Responsible for the strategic implementation of skills and labor mix; employee development; mentoring; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant technical matters requiring coordination between organizations to ensure successful task completion and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities also include horizontal integration of best practices across the organization; maintaining cognizance over technical activities; and ensuring execution of project statement of work and baselines.
Provide ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions.
Develop and adhere to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Identify risks and opportunities and coordinate with project teams to mitigate and retire risks
Ensure the program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Adhere to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Deliver presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Travel required to support supplier integration and test activities
Supporting FHR efforts in areas of process improvement, training and staffing