Sentinel - Lab Design Manager 2 (11914-2)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 127,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Lab Design Engineering Manager 2 in the Roy, UT or Colorado Springs, CO area. The role combines lab design execution with people leadership for 5–15 engineers, focusing on C2 labs for Sentinel program.

You will manage requirements, drawings, procurement, and lab equipment build, while ensuring schedule and cost alignment through a formal control account approach.

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM degree with 6–8 years of related experience or a STEM master's with 6 years.
• Demonstrated leadership on a project or team.
• Experience with Mentor Capital or Siemens NX CAD tools.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Special Program Access.
• Experience in testing environments or test execution efforts.

Responsibilities

• Execute lab design engineering to build lab capabilities.
• Lead design reviews and act as SME for lab/test equipment drawings.
• Manage cost and schedule as a Control Account Manager.
• Supervise 5–15 engineers, guiding performance and growth.

Skills

STEM degree

Leadership experience

Mentor Capital

Siemens NX

CAD tools

DoD Secret Clearance

Testing environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Mentor Capital

Siemens NX

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Strategic Deterrent Systems division is seeking a Lab Design Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals as a Section Manager. This position will be located in Roy, UT or Colorado Springs, CO and will support test and checkout activities supporting the Sentinel, formerly Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get to Do:

This is a Section Manager position with the expected 80/20 split. 80% of this manager's time will be executing the technical statement of work in the design, procurement, and build of multiple Command and Control (C2) labs. 20% of this manager's time will be as a functional manager of 5-15 engineers, supporting goal-setting, performance evaluations, skill development and career growth conversations, providing team leadership, engagement, etc.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Executing lab design engineering to ensure successful development of lab capabilities
• Managing lab design engineering activities from developing requirements through releasing drawing to procurement and build of lab equipment
• Managing cost and schedule considerations (as a Control Account Manager)
• Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and serving as Technical Lead during Design Reviews for the Electrical/Mechanical development of lab/test equipment drawings, to include the use of Siemens Mentor Capital and Siemens NX

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.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of related experience, or 6 years of related experience with Master's degree in a STEM discipline
• At least one year of proven leadership experience on a project and/or team.
• At least one year of experience with Mentor Capital, Siemens NX, or another Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tool
• Active DoD Secret Clearance with completed investigation within the last 6 years with the ability to obtain Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• At least one year of experience in testing environments or with test execution efforts.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Functional manager, program manager, IPT lead, and/or other significant leadership role that included people and technical leadership, as well as cost and schedule responsibilities
• Experience in lab and/or test equipment design, integration, and build-up
• Experience with drawing creation and release processes
• Experience managing Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Expertise with Siemens Capital software for electronic system development
• Expertise with Siemens NX software for mechanical system development
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (i.e., CPLM)
• An Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with Special Program Access

Primary Level Salary Range:

$126,600.00 - $189,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President o