Design Director 1 - Command Systems Launch Execution Subsystem Lead
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Director 1, Design for Command Systems Launch Execution Subsystem Lead. This leadership role is located in Roy, UT, Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO or Manhattan Beach, CA. This is a leadership position with executive interactions internally and externally, and the successful candidate must display consistent impeccable judgment and embody Northrop Grumman Value and Leadership behaviors. The successful candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels of customer and executive leadership and should be able to coordinate geographically dispersed teams.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You Will Get To Do:
Drive hardware engineering execution as a leader across the SDS Division portfolio of programs while reporting into the Command Systems Business Unit (BU) organization. The Command Systems (CS) Launch Execution Subsystem Lead will:
Implement the vision for design engineering team to successfully execute hardware engineering for the Sentinel Command Systems Launch Execution Subsystem
Direct the implementation of integrated hardware engineering process across the CS Organization, driving consistency and implementation across program/product teams at all national locations and multiple subcontractor locations.
Drive a culture of empowerment and accountability that enables the team to efficiently execute to achieve results on time
Direct the implementation of hardware engineering processes used in the design and development of the SDS Division, at all levels of decomposition.
Manage all aspects of development across mission/weapon system engineering, subsystem/component hardware design engineering as well as nuclear surety and SDS program specific processes and enablers
Provide proactive management of earned value metrics associated with subsystem design, development and integration
Ensure Hardware Engineering product quality and consistency and manage auditing and oversight functions, including metrics development and management.
Interface closely with the CS Hardware Design lead, product/program team leadership to implement program and CS engineering priorities for the team
Implement architectural scope for the CS Hardware including:
Launch Execution systems
Work across product teams and the Command Systems BU to ensure that hardware design is consistent, holistic, robust, and maintainable across the BU.
Programmatic and technical execution, oversight & management for Command Systems launch execution subsystem in the Command Systems BU
Perform proactive risk and opportunity management supporting full product lifecycle for the Command System provided elements of the system
Ensure on time release of all hardware engineering, focusing on hardware design compliance and delivery
Successfully deliver Command Systems launch execution hardware designs and implementations in support of the Sentinel CS BU. Specifics include custom hardware, integration onto the hardware platforms, and design integration of hardware assemblies and subsystems
Ensure Command Systems hardware meets requirements and successfully integrates with the rest of the weapon system (both internally to Command Systems and to the other Sentinel BUs as required
Ensure successful integration of supplier hardware solutions to the Launch Execution Subsystem
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to all levels of engineering staff<
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