Sentinel Manager Systems Engineering 2 - 19877
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to support the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production, and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities, and associated infrastructure. The position is based in Roy, Utah, or Colorado Springs, Colorado; the leadership opening is identified as being in Roy, Utah. Relocation assistance may be available, and the role involves travel up to 10% on occasion. The selected candidate will provide technical and programmatic leadership to a team of approximately 10 full-time employees performing systems engineering to define and develop support equipment or training devices. The manager will serve as a Work Package Lead, with cost, schedule, and earned value responsibilities, and will oversee employee performance management, mentorship, training, and career development. Functional homeroom duties account for 20% of the role. The position includes reviewing and generating OPSCON documentation, developing and maturing interface products, establishing a verification applicability matrix, and defining requirements and verification approaches for more than 200 pieces of support equipment. The standard schedule is 9/80: nine-hour workdays Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off. An active, current, and in-scope U.S. Government Secret clearance is required at application.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 8 or more years of related technical experience, or a master’s degree and 6 or more years of related experience.
- At least 2 years of experience with the Systems Engineering Lifecycle in one or more of these areas: requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, or interface definition.
- Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at the time of application, current and within scope.
- Ability to travel up to 10% on occasion.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule with proven results.
- Strong understanding of the systems engineering process, including experience across multiple levels of integration.
- At least 3 years of Systems Engineering Lifecycle experience, including requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition.
- At least 3 years of experience using IBM DOORS, Cameo, CPLM, and/or NX.
- At least 2 years of experience with Agile project management using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools.
- At least 1 year of experience with support equipment development, engineering, and sustainment.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and programmatic leadership for a team of approximately 10 employees performing systems engineering for support equipment or training devices.
- Serve as Work Package Lead, with responsibility for the team's work package cost, schedule, and earned value.
- Review OPSCON documentation to understand requirements decomposition needed to meet support equipment functional needs.
- Generate OPSCON documentation identifying activities and support equipment needed to maintain prime mission equipment within the weapon system.
- Develop and mature interface products, including Interface Requirements Specifications, Interface Design Descriptions, and Interface Control Models.
- Develop and mature the verification applicability matrix (VAM) within the support segment specification tree.
- Define requirements and verification approaches for more than 200 pieces of support equipment.
- Manage employee performance, mentorship, training, and career development; perform functional homeroom duties for 20% of the time.
- Maintain effective working relationships and communicate and solve problems with internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Educational assistance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions
- Paid time off
- Health and wellness resources
- Employee discounts
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
