Sentinel Systems Engineering Section Manager 2- 19540

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

1d•$139,100 - $208,700•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Section Manager 2. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel Program. The selected candidate will be part of the Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) BU in the AVSI Systems Engineering Directorate, specifically supporting the Advanced Concepts, Enablers, & IFC (AC/E/IFC) Department. This position may offer a competitive relocation package. As a Systems Engineer Manager, you will serve as the functional leader for a group of members within the AC/E/IFC department. The functional team will be spread across multiple locations. This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as the individual's current program responsibilities on program. 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. This particular role is for functional responsibilities only, the candidate is expected to come with work scope already established on the program which will comprise 80% of their time. The work scope can be within any BU on the Sentinel Program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 8 years of related experience; 6 years of related experience with a Master’s degree.
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
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
Experience with Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test processes
3+ years experience in ICBMs (MMIII or Sentinel)
5+ years of electrical and systems engineering experience
2+ years experience Electrical Design Integration (EDI) and/or Interface Control Model (ICM) development experience
2+ years experience leading teams in a functional, programmatic, or technical capacity
Experience contributing towards various phases of the Systems Engineering “V” lifecycle

Nice To Haves

Active DOD Top Secret clearance, SAP, and/or SCI access
Experience with Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test processes on the Sentinel Program
At least 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
Experience working across program organizations to find solutions
Excellent decision making and communication (written and oral) skills
Experience with team leadership/management
Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
4+ years of experience in a multi-disciplined engineering environment
Earned Value Management experience
Experience with Agile, Confluence, and Jira
Risk Management experience
Mechanical Design Integration (MDI) experience
Experience with technical development programs (e.g. Pathways, FTL, SEA)
2+ years experience on large scale / complex aerospace/defense system development across multiple lifecycle phases: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production
2+ year(s) Direct development experience of interface products (Interface Requirements Specification (IRS), Interface Design Description (IDD), Interface Control Document (ICD)) and requirement specifications
1+ years experience in developing and executing Systems Engineering process governance documentation in a DoD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase &/or Risk Management
3+ years of experience with managing/scheduling complex technical efforts
Experience with Systems Engineering program milestone events (e.g., PDR, CDR)

Responsibilities

Responsible for assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected and working with the respective team leads to address those needs.
Responsible for supporting recruitment activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
Work with program leaders in establishing personal, program, and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.
Provide their subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, discipline, as necessary.
Acquire the necessary computers, equipment and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work.
Generate training plans based on the program and their subordinates' needs.
Provide their group with regular flow down of company and organizational status and appropriately represent and be a spokesperson for the organization to their group, assigned project, and the company.
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.
Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities
Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance
Initiate and lead continuous improvement activities which establish high quality and efficient processes
Collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring activities