Sentinel Systems Engineering Manager 2 - CS IFC 4.0 -18966

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

2d•$139,100 - $208,700•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to be located in Roy, UT. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. The Command Systems (CS) IFC 4.0 Lead reports to the CS Increment 1 Lead within the CS Business Unit (BU) under the CS Special Projects Organization. They are responsible for managing the execution of the IFC through all stages of development and across each Operating Unit (OU) within CS. In addition, the CS IFC 4.0 Lead is CS's primary IFC 4.0 liaison to both other BUs and the Customer base. This role requires a strong strategic vision at the intersection of program management and engineering execution throughout the acquisition lifecycle. The CS IFC 4.0 Lead will provide clear commanders intent for the IFC, consistently assess risk posture against the IFC execution, oversee the integration of the IFC, and provide regular status to Senior Leadership. The selected candidate will also be responsible for a 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 Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities will be personnel performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members, as well as staffing 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 as the IFC 4.0 technical assignment lead.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and a minimum 8 years of related experience or Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Sentinel Program Access on Day 1
Experience with the Sentinel Weapon System
Experience with RIO management

Nice To Haves

Experience as a functional leader or mentor for junior engineers
Experience with the IFC process
Experience with Earned Value Management
Experience with translating a strategy into an executable schedule
Experience interfacing across organizations and customers to drive program outcomes
Experience leading/managing a team
Intimate knowledge of the EMD lifecycle; from requirements and architecture development, through design and test, to deployment

Responsibilities

Managing the execution of the IFC through all stages of development and across each Operating Unit (OU) within CS.
Serving as CS's primary IFC 4.0 liaison to both other BUs and the Customer base.
Providing clear commanders intent for the IFC.
Consistently assessing risk posture against the IFC execution.
Overseeing the integration of the IFC.
Providing regular status to Senior Leadership.
Providing career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 8 and 12 Individual Contributors (ICs).
Personnel performance management for the Section.
Process familiarization and training for Section members.
Staffing roles on projects.