Sentinel – Gsi Lab Infrastructure & Test Manager 3

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Manager for GSI Lab Infrastructure & Test for the Sentinel program, leading a team of engineers in developing and using laboratories for guidance and aerospace vehicle elements. Responsibilities include test bed design, simulation development, V&V strategy, system integration, and performance testing, along with program management duties like staffing and cost account management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Set a Vision: Develop and communicate a clear vision for shaping, growing, and enabling the Launch Silo IPT to meet and exceed its obligations.
  2. Build a High Performing Team: Partner with Functional leadership to build, maintain, and implement mentoring, succession, and development plans. Develop and execute staffing plans that achieve financial and programmatic strategic goals.
  3. Take Ownership: Drive execution across a diverse, multidisciplinary team, meeting cost, schedule, and technical performance metrics. Communicate progress, challenges, and plans with clarity and conciseness.
  4. Lead with Courage: Instill a culture of empowerment and accountability that enables the team to efficiently meet or exceed obligations. Build strong partnering relationships with customers, industry partners, and internal organizations and proliferate this partnership across the Launch Silo IPT.
  5. Respond to Challenges with Resilience: Perform proactive risk and opportunity management. Leverage strong partnerships to navigate setbacks and implement recovery plans that maintain forward momentum.

Skills

Required

  • 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s Degree; 6 years with a Masters
  • active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Background in aerospace systems
  • basic understanding of missile systems, GNC, warheads, and survivability
  • Familiarity with role of real-time simulators in HWIL usage
  • At least 3 years of experience with system or subsystem test and integration in engineering laboratory environment
  • At least 1 year of experience in supplier management

Nice to have

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in a formal lead / management position to include Earn Value Management
  • Technical leadership experience, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of scientific principles, tools and techniques to achieve practical end results.
  • Knowledge of configuration management best practices
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and meet program commitments in a highly concurrent engineering environment
  • Ability to effectively maneuver through political situation and anticipate roadblocks
  • Good organizational skills and ability to work with minimal direction
  • Strong prob

What the JD emphasized

  • 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 within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need