Sentinel Software Reliability Systems Engineering Manager 2 -18052

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

11d•$139,100 - $208,700•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Software Reliability Systems Engineering Manager 2. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel Program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. The candidate will be responsible for managing a team of Reliability and Maintainability engineers within a matrixed functional organization, ensuring integration and collaboration across design and manufacturing teams under an overarching Systems Engineering framework. They will develop, coordinate, and conduct technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs. The role involves recommending design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product software reliability. Compiling and analyzing performance reports and process control statistics, investigating and analyzing relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes, and ensuring that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards are key duties. The candidate will also analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer, and governmental agency reliability objectives. Mathematical models may be developed to identify units, batches, or processes posing excessive failure risks, and proposed changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability may be made. Determining units and/or batches requiring environmental testing and specifying the minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data may also be required. As a section manager, the candidate will manage a team of individual contributors who may support one or more programs within SDS. Specific duties include direct supervision/management of the Software Reliability & Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) staff, providing objective-oriented direction to subordinates, performance feedback, salary reviews, training, mentoring, and coaching. The role involves planning and program performance addressing cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality of work packages. Developing and documenting Software Specifications and Verification Methodology and ensuring all reliability requirements are met are also crucial. The candidate will work with the Senior RAM-C/CBM+ Manager and leads in establishing goals and performing evaluations, coach, support, train, and motivate team members, collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring, and assess staffing needs. Conditioned Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) efforts to optimize scheduled maintenance and reduce Lifecycle Cost (LCC) are a significant part of the role, including developing CBM+ architecture and tool development, and embedding prognostic and diagnostic capabilities/technologies for the Weapon System. The ideal candidate is capable of creating and managing high performing teams while providing technical, administrative, and management expertise. Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools is essential. This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities, with the Functional management role comprising up to 20% of the candidate's time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of related experience, or 6 years with Masters
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
2 years experience in at least one of the following disciplines: Software Design/Analysis or Prognostic Model development
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools is essential.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) or related discipline with 6 years of relatable work experience
2+ years of management experience
Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent efforts
Demonstrated problem-solving and organization skills in both independent and team environments
Experience leading and motivating a team, establishing strong cross-organizational relationships, and managing stakeholder expectations
Experience building relationships with customers within DOW/DOD organizations
In depth Aerospace / ICBM software maintenance experience
Knowledge in design of mechanical and electrical ICBM subsystems
Proficiency in the following disciplines: Software Design/Analysis, Prognostic Model development, Reliability
Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience including the use and application of Cameo, SysML, or similar modeling tool
Experience with reliability engineering including predictive assessments, FMEA/FMECA development, reliability centered design, use of Reliasoft/MADe/other reliability modeling tools and/or use of reliability engineering in a digital design environment
Understanding and experience using Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Experience managing both internal and external personnel and teams to include subcontractors and Internal Work Orders (IWO)
Experience with common NG tools such as CPLM/Teamcenter/Workday/Concur/SAP
Experience with Configuration Management (CM)/Data Management (DM) practices and tools
Special Program Access
Ability to obtain DoD Top-Secret Clearance
Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills - proven ability to effectively communicate with management and individual contributors

Responsibilities

Direct supervision/management of the Software Reliability & Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) staff
Providing objective-oriented direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines & general policies
Provide performance feedback and salary reviews, training, mentoring, and coaching to your employees
Planning and program performance addressing cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality of a work package, subsystem, or related group of work packages on a large system development-type contract or full responsibility for all aspects of program performance on a large delivery order or mid-size technical services-type contract
Develop, and document Software Specifications and Verification Methodology and ensure all reliability requirements are met
Work with the Senior RAM-C/CBM+ Manager and leads in establishing personal program and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates
Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance
Collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring activities
Responsible for assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected and working with the respective team leads to address those needs
Conditioned Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) supporting effort to optimize scheduled maintenance, thereby reducing Lifecycle Cost (LCC)
Develop CBM+ architecture and tool development
Conditioned Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) is an effort to utilize predictive maintenance to align unscheduled maintenance with scheduled maintenance, thereby reducing Lifecycle Cost (LCC).
CBM+ capability involves Model-Based Reasoning (MBR) for diagnostic and prognostic capabilities, including Remaining Useful Life (RUL) calculations.
Embed prognostic and diagnostic capabilities/technologies for the Weapon System