Sentinel Systems Engineering Manager 2 -18911 - 18905

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

This role is for a Systems Engineering Manager at Northrop Grumman, focusing on the Sentinel Program. The manager will lead a team of ~10 FTEs in performing systems engineering functions for support equipment and training devices, including technical and programmatic leadership, Work Package Lead responsibilities (cost, schedule, earned value), OPSCON documentation, System Architecture modeling, interface product development, and requirements/verification approach definition. The role also involves employee performance management and career development. A Secret security clearance is required, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own both technical and programmatic leadership for a team of ~10 FTE performing systems engineering functions to define and develop support equipment or training devices.
  2. Serve as a Work Package Lead (WPL), owning, cost, schedule, and earned value responsibilities for the work your team performs.
  3. Generate OPSCON documentation to identify and understand the activities and support equipment required to maintain the prime mission equipment within the weapon system
  4. Perform System Architecture modeling activities (Internal Block Diagram, Block Definition Diagram, maintain branch integrity, perform model merge integration)
  5. Develop and mature interface products (Interface Requirements Specification, Interface Design Description, Interface Control Model)

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related experience, or 6 years with a Masters degree
  • 2+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, in any of the following systems engineering domains: requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience
  • Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • At least 3+ years experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule with proven results
  • Strong understanding of the SE process, including SE experience across multiple levels of integration.
  • 3+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, including requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience
  • 3+ years of experience using IBM DOORS, Cameo, CPLM and/or NX
  • 2+ years of experience with Agile project management using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools
  • 1+ years of experience with Training Systems and Training Devices development, engineering and sustainment
  • 1+ years of experience with Support Equipment development, engineering and sustainment

What the JD emphasized

  • Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.