Sentinel (GBSD) FFDR Systems Engineering Manager 3 Campaign Lead (13164)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a FFDR Systems Engineering Manager 3 Campaign Lead for the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division Engineering and Manufacturing team. This position will be located in Roy, UT, Vandenberg AFB, CA or Colorado Springs, CO and will provide enabling support for all business areas within the SDS portfolio. Northrop Grumman supports 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.

Position Benefits 

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:   

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage   

• 401k   
• Educational Assistance   
• Life Insurance   
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions    
• Paid Time Off    
• Health & Wellness Resources    
• Employee Discounts   

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.    

What You’ll Get To Do: 

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a First Flight Design Review (FFDR) Campaign Lead on the Sentinel Systems Engineering team. FFDR is the Sentinel program's major program event (MPE) which establishes that the Sentinel first flight configuration is defined and ready to support the program's First Flight test event. The FFDR Campaign Lead has leadership responsibility for the FFDR MPE; they lead the development and integration activities for FFDR to enable success at the culminating FFDR event.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Event leader for the FFDR Chair.
• Develops FFDR campaign strategy and associated roadmaps.

• Establishes and conducts lower level / incremental build up activities and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) to ensure a manageable risk posture for a successful FFDR MPE.

• Briefing executive program and customer leadership.
• Publishes plans, procedures, checklists and metrics in support of the FFDR MPE.
• Monitors and reports technical, cost, and schedule progress to program leadership, customers, and stakeholders.
• Develops and manages handling plans for risks and opportunities associated with FFDR MPE.
• Ensures content is captured, presented, and delivered on time to support the campaign events
• Responsible for compiling and delivering the FFDR data package.

• Includes understanding the technical products that are input to the data package.

• Provide down-and-in event support to other product segment teams across the program. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Creating strong partnerships with other product segment MPE leadership teams
  • Support data reviews.
  • Interpretation and implementation advisement for program plans, procedures, and checklists.
  • Participate in and provide lower-level execution event surge support as needed.
• Establish and facilitate regular FFDR review / working group sessions regarding readiness metrics related to technical maturity and schedule.
• Establish strong customer relationships and alignment regarding FFDR.
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