Sentinel LS Systems Engineering Manager 2 - 19125

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 139,100 - 208,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Roy, Utah, is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to lead a ~10-person team on the Sentinel program. This role blends technical leadership with program management, requiring strong communication and problem-solving skills.

The position offers relocation assistance, a 9/80 schedule, and requires US citizenship with an active Secret clearance. Expect travel up to 10% as you influence critical defense systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 years related experience, 6 years with Masters.
• US Citizen with active Secret security clearance.
• 2+ years in SE lifecycle: requirements, architecture, verification, interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Own technical and programmatic leadership for a team of ~10 FTE performing systems engineering functions.
• Serve as Work Package Lead with cost, schedule, and earned value responsibilities for the team.
• Review OPSCON documentation to understand requirements decomposition for support equipment.
• Generate OPSCON docs to identify activities and equipment for prime mission support.
• Develop interfaces (IR, IDD, ICM) and mature verification matrix (VAM).
• Perform requirements and verification planning for 200+ pieces of support equipment.
• Own employee performance management, mentorship, training, and career development.

Skills

US Citizenship

Secret Security Clearance

Systems Engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Masters preferred

Tools

IBM DOORS

Cameo

CPLM

NX

Jira

Confluence

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to be located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel Program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do

The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong management skills and will have a track record as a motivated leader, an effective communicator, and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidate will be placed according to their skillset and interests.

Key responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Own both technical and programmatic leadership for a team of ~10 FTE performing systems engineering functions to define and develop support equipment or training devices.
• Serve as a Work Package Lead (WPL), owning cost, schedule, and earned value responsibilities for the work your team performs.
• Review OPSCON documentation to understand requirements decomposition necessary to meet support equipment functional needs.
• Generate OPSCON documentation to identify and understand the activities and support equipment required to maintain the prime mission equipment within the weapon system.
• Develop and mature interface products (Interface Requirements Specification, Interface Design Description, Interface Control Model).
• Develop and mature verification applicability matrix (VAM) within the support segment spec tree.
• Perform requirements and verification approach definition for 200+ pieces of support equipment.
• Own all aspects of Employee performance management, mentorship, training, and career development (functional homeroom).

This leadership opening is in Roy, UT with up to 10% travel on occasion.

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of related experience, 6 years with Masters.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years with an ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• 2+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, in any of the following systems engineering domains: requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have

• At least 3+ years experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule with proven results.
• Strong understanding of the SE process, including SE experience across multiple levels of integration.
• 3+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, including requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience.
• 3+ years of experience using IBM DOORS, Cameo, CPLM and/or NX.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile project management using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools.
• 1+ years of experience with Support Equipment development, engineering and sustainment.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

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 or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.