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Sentinel - Lab Design Manager 2 (11914-1)

Northrop Grumman
UTRO02, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Aug 2025
💰 $203,600/yr($122,800/yr$203,600/yr)

About the role

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 Strategic Deterrent Systems division is seeking a Lab Design Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals as a Section Manager. This position will be located in Roy, UT, Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL and will support test and checkout activities supporting the Sentinel, formerly Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get to Do:
This is a Section Manager position with the expected 80/20 split.  80% of this manager's time will be executing the technical statement of work in the design, procurement, and build of multiple Command and Control (C2) labs. 20% of this manager's time will be as a functional manager of 5-15 engineers, supporting goal-setting, performance evaluations, skill development and career growth conversations, providing team leadership, engagement, etc. 

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Overseeing lab design engineering to ensure successful development of lab capabilities

  • Managing lab design engineering activities from developing requirements through releasing drawing to procurement and build of lab equipment

  • Managing cost and schedule considerations (as a Control Account Manager)

  • Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Electrical/Mechanical development of lab/test equipment drawings, to include the use of Siemens Mentor Capital and Siemens NX and the "

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree with 6 years of related experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or Masters Degree in STEM and 4 years of related experience

  • 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, and 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 one year of experience leading projects and/or driving performance against schedule

  • At least one year of experience in testing environments or with test execution efforts

  • At least one year of experience with Mentor Capital, Siemens NX, or another Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tool

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

  • Functional manager, program manager, IPT lead, and/or other significant leadership role that included people and technical leadership, as well as cost and schedule responsibilities

  • Experience in lab and/or test equipment design, integration, and build-up

  • Experience with drawing creation and release processes

  • Experience managing Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

  • Expertise with Siemens Capital software for electronic system development

  • Expertise with Siemens NX software for mechanical system development

  • Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (i.e., CPLM)

  • An Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with Special Program Access

#Sentinelleadership

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $203,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward indi

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