Sentinel Manager Electrical Engineering 2 - 20005

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

1d•$139,100 - $208,700•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Physical Security Hardware Design Manager 2. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program. The role involves managing the physical security hardware design scope as the program manager, including planning and program performance. The manager will lead the execution of designing, procuring, testing, and qualifying the Physical Security hardware solution for the Sentinel weapon system. This includes maturing the technical baseline, managing cost, schedule, and risk as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for all hardware scope, ensuring readiness and compliance of Physical Security design in preparation for PDR, CDR, and Qualification, driving stakeholder consensus for complex designs, and communicating project status to program leadership. The position will establish a technical vision for a team of approximately 12 engineers and set priorities for their execution. The manager will interface with a cross-domain community of systems, software, and test engineers and will be a key stakeholder in multiple hardware lab environments. Additionally, the role provides technical leadership and mentorship to a team of junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of strong technical rigor and professional development. As a functional manager, the position will manage a team of directly reporting engineers in areas of career development, performance feedback, goal setting, training, and engagement, holding regular 1on1 meetings and providing coaching. The manager will be the primary liaison between their engineering staff and Northrop Grumman's engagement, training, and benefit resources.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in STEM field plus 8 years of experience, or Master's Degree in STEM field plus 6 years of 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
5+ years of experience with Physical Security hardware systems
Experience with earned value management as a Control Account Manager (CAM) for a complex system
Experience designing COTS hardware systems

Nice To Haves

Technical leadership experience in a dynamic environment
ICBM experience
Experience with facility access control, intrusion detection, and delay & denial concepts
Experience with Product Lifecycle Management tools, especially Siemens Teamcenter
Experience with Systems Engineering concepts (requirements, architecture, MBSE) and tools (DOORS, Cameo)
Experience with Software integration and testing
Experience with CAD modeling tools, especially Siemens NX
Experience with hardware integration in a laboratory environment

Responsibilities

Manage the physical security hardware design scope as the program manager including the planning and program performance
Lead the execution of designing, procuring, testing, and qualifying the Physical Security hardware solution for the Sentinel weapon system
Executing all aspects of Physical Security hardware scope, including: maturing the technical baseline; managing cost, schedule, and risk as the CAM for all hardware scope; ensuring readiness and compliance of Physical Security design in preparation for PDR, CDR, and Qualification; driving stakeholder consensus for complex designs; and communicating project status to program leadership.
Establish a technical vision for a team of ~12 engineers and will set the priorities for the team's execution
Interface with a cross-domain community of systems, software, and test engineers, and will be a key stakeholder in multiple hardware lab environments
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of junior and senior engineers and foster a culture of strong technical rigor and professional development
As a functional manager, the position will manage a team of directly reporting engineers in the areas of career development, performance feedback, goal setting, training, and engagement.
Hold regular 1on1 meetings with their team members and provide regular performance feedback and coaching.
Be the primary liaison between their engineering staff and the full breadth of engagement, training, and benefit resources at Northrop Grumman.