Senior Systems Engineering Manager - DoD Defense (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manager 3 - Systems Engineering, Performance, Integration and Test IPTL to guide SiAW program workflows. The role requires active DoD clearance and on-site work at the Northridge, CA facility.

You will lead architecture, integration, verification, and tests across subsystems, partnering with the Chief Engineer and PMO to ensure on-time delivery. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, DoD program experience, and proven leadership across lifecycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering with at least 8 years of engineering experience, or MS with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years.
• Demonstrated systems engineering leadership experience on major DoD programs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure engineering rigor across activities via process and documentation/modeling practices.
• Oversee development of requirements, system architecture, digital engineering products, and performance models as well as planning and execution of integration, test, verification, and validation activities.
• Manage the system architecture through MBSE and object-oriented system engineering methodology.
• Review and approve system and subsystem design artifacts and test results for technical correctness, completeness, and consistency with the system architecture.
• Manage vertical and horizontal technical and performance integration across product teams and program life cycle.
• Develop and manage key design criteria and technical performance measures.
• Provide support to PMO and Chief Engineer with status on maturity, risks, issues, and integration challenges.
• Plan and execute early integration with external stakeholders to reduce downstream risk.
• Plan and execute technical reviews (CDR, TRR, SVR, PCA) and ensure entry/exit criteria are met.
• Ensure that key System Engineering milestones and accomplishments are met or completed per schedule.
• Collaborate with CAM to ensure risks, trade-offs, and performance data influence cost/schedule decisions.
• Perform risk and opportunity management per program processes.
• Provide SME and technical ownership of cross-subsystem functions.
• Effectively communicate the system baseline to stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

DoD program experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master’s in Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manager 3 - Systems Engineering, Performance, Integration and Test IPTL to guide SiAW program workflows. The role requires active DoD clearance and on-site work at the Northridge, CA facility.

You will lead architecture, integration, verification, and tests across subsystems, partnering with the Chief Engineer and PMO to ensure on-time delivery. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, DoD program experience, and proven leadership across lifecycle