Sentinel Program Certification & Airworthiness Thread Systems Engineering Mgr 2- 11968-1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Manager Systems Engineering 2.  This position is located in Roy, UT.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and relationship-building skills, have a track record as an effective communicator, and be a problem solver who can innovate while balancing new and traditional ways of doing business.  The selected candidate will balance 80% technical responsibilities and 20% functional manager responsibilities and may include Control Account Management and Risk Management duties.

In this leadership position, the selected candidate will embody Northrop Grumman leadership behaviors and should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels, including executive leadership.  The candidate will be comfortable setting a vision and turning it into reality through predictable performance and strategic thinking to ensure smooth and innovative ways of operating.

What you’ll get to do:

• Lead Airworthiness Program Certification efforts.
• Support internal and external customer and stakeholder meetings.
• Guide the evolution of the Sentinel Program Certification process.
• Establish key initiatives in support of the organization’s strategic and tactical plans.
• Collaborate with peers and other leaders for resource planning and staffing activities.
• Assess current and future staffing needs; work with team leads to address those needs.
• Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance.
• Support staffing activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
• Provide subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, and performance counseling.
• Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.
• Establish personal, program, and functional goals as well as conduct performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.
• Enable mission focused technical changes and updates as iteration occurs.  Adjust technical and program direction as discovery occurs and communicate updated plan.
• Closely coordinate and collaborate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), USAF and USN Program Offices, executive leadership, Office of Chief Engineers (OCE), and IWO partners.
• Manage the development and execution of the MMIII and Sentinel Secondary Launch Capability (SLC) Airworthiness efforts.  Additional platforms to support airworthiness certification include helicopters, at a minimum.
• Support the SLP-A Program Management Team by ensuring Systems Engineering activities/needs/concerns are coordinated and addressed.  This includes coordinating with SMT Leads, System Test, and Systems Engineers to ensure that requirements and verification (qualification testing) meet the intents of airworthiness certification when tested per RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810.

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 positions standard work schedule