Senior Systems Engineering Manager - DoD Specialty Eng

Northrop Grumman

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 161,000 - 242,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Relocation assistance

Travel: 10% of the time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an experienced Systems/Engineering Manager to lead Reliability, System Safety and Human Factors efforts within the DoD-focused Systems Engineering process. The role combines section management with hands-on program support, including requirements development, hardware validation and customer presentations.

The position requires a DoD background, strong communication and mentoring skills, and US citizenship with a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 9 years of engineering experience.
Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 7 years of engineering experience.
PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of engineering experience.
Minimum 5 years experience as a Systems/Engineering Manager or Engineering Program Management.
Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all employees.
Fundamental knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
Excellent report writing/reviewing skills.
Must be a US Citizenship.

Responsibilities

Provide direction and guidance to a diverse group of Reliability, System Safety and Human Factors Engineers supporting the System Engineering process.
Develop system requirements and hardware validation plans for programs.
Manage section (20% of time) including team time keeping, performance reviews, staffing and resource planning.
Support programs with hands-on work including analysis, documentation and customer presentations.