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Sentinel (GBSD) Systems Engineering Manager 3 - 14016

Northrop Grumman
UTRO01, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Mar 2025
💰 $242,300/yr($161,500/yr$242,300/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 Systems Engineering Manager 3. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) Ground Base Strategic Deterrent program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

The selected candidate will be responsible for leading the RIA teams to develop and mature the AVE/OBTE artifacts. This includes specification development, verification planning and execution, interface requirement specifications and design definition, and architecture modeling. This includes cost account management activities. Artifacts are to be developed according to program Statement of Work and program/company governance. The RIA lead is responsible for developing Contract Deliverables (CDRLs & SDRLs), preparing for the OBTE level technical reviews/milestones (e.g., CDR, FCA, SQVR) and supporting the lower-level IPT milestones.

In accordance with Northrop Grumman leadership values, the RIA lead will provide leadership guidance and support by helping their team develop skills, set goals, and resolve issues, both individually and programmatically. The candidate will also work with the OBTE director, senior team, and multiple cross-team stakeholders to contribute to develop and execute the Program and SE&I vision, goals, and programmatic activities.

The RIA lead will demonstrate strong leadership skills. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. This candidate will have the ability to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, and the ideal candidate will have demonstrated success collaborating and leading engineering teams through the full life cycle of a development program (including modern digital and model-based practices and methods).

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:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience.

  • A minimum of 3 years in a formal management position

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance and Special Program Access within a period of time, that meets current business needs

  • Led the development and decomposition of at least two of these areas: requirement baselines (Spec development), system architecture and MBSE, verification plans, or interface control documents for a subsystem 

  • Participated in or led Critical Design Review (CDR) campaign for Systems Engineering scope. Includes RvsC, Entrance/Exit criteria, CDRL development etc.

  • Technical depth in at least one flight product areas: Post-Boost Altitude Control Module, On-Board Test Equipment, Propulsion Systems, and Guidance & Controls. 

  • Lead the development of IPT-level CDRLs and supporting data artifacts assigned to the team, in

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