Manager, Systems Engineering

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a senior systems engineering leader to drive predictable, repeatable rigor across multiple sites and programs. You will analyze process differences, define metrics, and implement changes to improve performance, cost, schedule, quality, and staff capabilities.

The role requires guiding the long-term engineering strategy, staying ahead of industry trends, and partnering with division teams to leverage reusable assets for competitive advantage. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience in STEM fields; or advanced degrees with corresponding years.
• Experience leading systems development across the product development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics and training resources, processes, and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure systems engineering organizations across the sector are operating with predictable, repeatable rigor.
• Perform analysis to understand process differences between sites and implement changes to achieve commonality and business outcomes.
• Define oversight methods (e.g., metrics).
• Implement methods to drive program performance across cost, schedule, technical, quality, and staff.
• Collaborate on engineering long-term vision and strategic alignment.
• Execute strategy and stay ahead of industry trends and opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
• Partner with division engineering teams to improve systems engineering competitiveness using sector assets.
• Provide coaching and mentoring on the use of sector assets to programs and product lines.
• Partner with other organizations to enhance engineering processes across programs and establish execution metrics.
• Improve engineering through updated, automated, and efficient processes; act as sector interface as needed.
• Foster collaboration through reusable asset authorities and communities of practice.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 10+ years

Master's degree with 8+ years

PhD with 6+ years

Tools

ISO 9001

AS9100

CMMI

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure systems engineering organizations across the sector are operating with predictable, repeatable rigor.
• Perform analysis to understand process differences between sites and, in collaboration with site leaders, implement change that achieves commonality to achieve business outcomes.
• Define oversight methods (e.g., metrics).
• Implement methods to drive systems engineering program performance and engineering organizational performance across cost, schedule, technical, quality, critical skills and staff, and various other areas.
• Collaborate on engineering long‑term vision and strategic alignment.
• Execute strategy and collaborate with organizational peers to stay ahead of industry trends and opportunities for innovation and engineering differentiation.
• Partner with division engineering teams to improve systems engineering competitiveness. Includes leveraging sector reusable engineering assets (processes, guidance, tools, templates, and training) to design affordable systems at the speed of customer need.
• Provide support to program and product line teams through coaching and mentoring on the use of these sector assets.
• Partner with other organizations to enhance systems engineering, mission engineering, digital design and product line engineering processes across programs.
• Partner with other organizations to establish metrics and other measures focused on execution.
• Improve engineering through updated, automated, and efficient processes. When required, act as a sector interface to corporate, cross‑sector, and/or intra‑sector teams.
• Foster collaboration through groups such as reusable asset authorities, advisory boards, communities of practice, and centers of excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with minimum of 10 years of experience, or a master’s degree with minimum 8 years of experience, or a PhD with minimum 6 years of experience in STEM related technical fields.
• Good general knowledge of Northrop Grumman portfolio of products, technologies and customers.
• Experience working across multiple lines of business and functional disciplines (e.g. manufacturing, supply chain, business management, strategy & business development).
• Demonstrated experience leading systems development across the product development lifecycle (from design to systems deployment), either as a lead systems engineer, chief engineer, product IPT leader or program manager.
• Demonstrated ability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
• Demonstrated success in championing change within the organization to achieve competitive advantage for the business.
• Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering within the aerospace & defense industry with direct and tangible Systems Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics and training resources, processes, and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Solid understanding of engineering process, including a working familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, and CMMI.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A current/active DoD secret clearance is required with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).