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Sentinel Manager Software Engineering 2 - 15825

Northrop Grumman
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Jul 2025
💰 $213,400/yr($142,200/yr$213,400/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 Defense Systems is seeking a Manager Software Engineering 2.  This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Will Get To Do:

Functional Management Role:
•    Approximately 20% of the candidate's time will involve functional management activities.
•    This dual-role position requires both functional management and technical responsibilities within the Sentinel program.
•    Candidates should be highly motivated engineers capable of working independently and in team environments.
•    Candidates must be proficient in MBSE principles, Cameo, and DOORS. They should also have an in-depth understanding of MBSE and be willing to support less experienced MBSE teammates via knowledge sharing and internal peer reviews.
Functional Responsibilities:
•    Assess and address staffing needs, both current and projected, in collaboration with the respective team leaders.
•    Support recruitment activities, including creating requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
•    Set and evaluate personal, program, and functional goals, and perform performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.
•    Provide career development recommendations, mentoring, and, if necessary, discipline for subordinates.
•    Generate training plans based on program needs and subordinates' requirements.
Technical Role:
•    The technical role will comprise approximately 80% of the candidate's time.
•    Contribute to the Command & Control (C2) Software System Engineering Team, developing system engineering artifacts to include modeling and requirement decomposition.
•    Develop, perform, and support software systems, requirements, and documentation at the CSCI and CSC level.
•    Execute Cost Account Management and Risk Management duties. 
•    Participate in technical planning, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for element capabilities.
•    Review and evaluate requirements to ensure program completeness and compliance.
•    Verify specifications and designs through requirements, and support modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for a 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

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

•    6 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree or an additional 4 years in lieu of a degree.

•    Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date within the last 6 years.
•    U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain Special Program Access.
•    At least 1 year of experience leading projects and/or driving performance against schedules.
•    At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in requirements, embedded, and/or application software planning and execution.
•    Ability to create plans and standards for architecture, requirements, and design that address selection processes for safety, fault-tolerance, and deterministic operation of critical functions.
•    Support requirement decomposition, derivation, and traceability.
•    Support the development and implementation of MBSE strategy and activities.


These Qualifications Are Nice To Have:
•    U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Top Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date within the last 6 years.
•    3+ years of experience leading a team, including m

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