Sentinel - C2 Lab Operations Manager 2 - 11476-1

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 is seeking a C2 Lab Operations Manager 2.  This position will be located in Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel program. 

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

• Synthesize customer contractual needs and requirements into lab architecture solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints

• Develop and direct preparation and execution of lab stand-up, lab design and integration activities to support comprehensive tests and schedules for completing systems

• Coordinating integration and testing activities working in a dynamic people-focused environment 

• Direct oversight of integration and lab operations teams

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure lab requirements are aligned with product / test team needs

• Responsible for development of integration plans / schedules, lab operations budgets, lab process compliance and integration of hardware / software units

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.  

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• 6 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree; 4 years with a Masters; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• 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

• At least 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

• At least 1 year demonstrated experience in lab operations and test planning or test execution

• Experience integrating hardware and software components in a lab / ground test environment

• Familiarity with lab electrical / network designs

• Ability to meet DoD 8570 certification requirements (e.g., Security+ certification, CISSP) within 6 months

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field

• US Citizenship with an Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

• Current Special Access Program (SAP)

• Prior management experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of systems engineering, test and lab operations principles and processes

• Demonstrated ability working with cross-functional teams and customers

• Experience executing in an AGILE environment

• Knowledge of Model Based System Engineering with an understanding of DODAF and SysML

• Experience in Test automation (development and execution)

• Demonstrated knowledge and use of instrumentation and data acquisition type systems

• Active CISSP DoD 8570 IAM Level III security certification

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