Sentinel - SIS/ULT Mechanical Engineering Manager 2 (10498-1)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Mechanical Engineering Manager 2, Shock Isolation System (SIS)/Upper Launch Tube (ULT) with the background, vision, and people skills to lead the Launch Equipment organization within the Command & Launch (C&L) Infrastructure Integrated Product Team (IPT). This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get To Do:
The SIS/ULT Manager is responsible for the design and development mechanical equipment, such as shock isolation systems, that perform pivotal Weapon System functions within the Command and Launch architecture. This role oversees a team of Mechanical and Structural engineers responsible for the development of the Launch Equipment subsystems through product-level qualification. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Organizational Leadership:

• Setting a vision for and leading a team of engineers and management staff to execute the Mission Equipment scope of work.

• Performing financial and performance analyses to develop and implement long-term staffing plans and process improvements.

• Providing mentorship and growth opportunities to the Mission Equipment team and growing a strong leadership bench.

Program Execution:

• Driving on-time delivery of Mission Equipment work products to support the design timelines of the Mission Subsystems organization. 

• Utilizing earned value management and other financial tools to plan, execute, and report status. 

• Supporting the integrated planning of complex interdependent projects to support Sentinel program milestones, balancing prioritization of Engineering resources between competing projects and teams. 

• Ensuring schedules and program plans are credible, substantiated by quantitative data, and bounded by risks and opportunities.

• Supporting a comprehensive risk and opportunity management program for the Infrastructure IPT.

Communication:

• Negotiating competing priorities and interests across a wide range of internal and external stakeholder communities to pursue the best course of action for the Sentinel program.

• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with a wide range of distinct customer communities, subcontractors, and industry partners. 

• Providing regular briefings, reports, and other communications to executive leadership.

Technical Excellence:

• Ensuring adherence to the Sentinel technical baseline and associated processes for the Mission Equipment team.

• Balancing stringent quality standards for technical artifacts (e.g. Product Data Packages) with the rapid pace of procurement, fabrication, and construction of test assets and early prototypes. 

• Making informed decisions between conflicting technical approaches based upon program and IPT-level cost, schedule, and technical impacts and risk. 

• May be required to travel up to 25% of the time.

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 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.

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