Sentinel Manager Software Engineering 3 - 20125

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 167,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

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, UT seeks a Manager Software Engineering 3 to lead the Decision Support & Analytics portfolio, overseeing design, development, and delivery of DSS and AI-driven tools for executive customers.

This full-time role requires active Secret clearance, strong program management, and a track record of leading cross-disciplinary teams within complex system development efforts, with a 9/80 work schedule and relocation assistance possible.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 8 years related software or systems experience or MS with 6 years of related experience.
• Experience in program management: planning, risk management, and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality for related Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements on a large system development-type contract.
• Understanding of technical baseline development and management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system design, requirements management, verification, deployment, and sustainment of decision support systems and AI; data processing and storage; and specialized interface development for executive-level customers.
• Day to Day program management of the DS&A portfolio.
• Manage customer relationships to ensure products meet program needs at the right time.
• Guide the team in adherence to program systems engineering and development plans.
• Execute to product development plans tracking performance metrics such as earned value, Agile execution, risk and opportunity, and product team performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and project managers.

Skills

Program management

Security clearance

Systems engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS in STEM

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 (NGDS) seeks a Manager Software Engineering 3 position as the Decision Support & Analytics (DS&A) Portfolio Manager in our Roy, UT Innovation Center location.

What You Will Get To Do

• Oversight of system design, requirements management, verification, deployment, and sustainment of decision support systems and AI; data processing and storage; and specialized interface development and implementation supporting executive-level customers.
• Day to Day program management of the DSS portfolio.
• Customer relationship management to ensure products meet program needs at the correct time.

The DS&A Portfolio Lead Will

• Ensure DS&A products deliver and present data to system/tool end users in a useful manner that accelerate and improve accuracy in decision making.
• Oversee a team of engineers developing and sustaining multiple products designed to accelerate performance of the program.
• Guide the team in adherence to program systems engineering and development plans.
• Execute to product development plans tracking performance metrics such as earned value, Agile execution, risk and opportunity, and product team performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and project managers.
• Collaborate internally with other portfolio managers and externally with peer managers across the program.
• Drive excellence in engineering product design, delivery, and sustainment.
• Assist teams with functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Be responsible for monitoring and correcting portfolio programmatic activities
• Serve as the primary focal point for Decision Support Systems and AI-driven tools.
• Review, understand, and explain product execution metrics with DSP Leadership
• Provide advice on staffing, skill set management, and operations
• Interact directly with all team members, facilitate collaboration, and drive excellence in engineering and delivery
• Ensure products align with DSP Strategic Objectives and advise the Director, DSP on changes to strategy.
• Develop and administer budgets and performance standards for the DS&A Portfolio
• Refine operating procedures for DS&A product development and sustainment in line with DSP strategy.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 8 years related software or systems experience or MS with 6 years of related experience or and additional 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Experience in program management: planning, risk management, and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality for related Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements on a large system development-type contract
• Understanding of technical baseline development and management.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have

• 5+ years leading and managing cross-disciplinary technical teams
• Experienced in engineering leadership process and tailoring.
• High proficiency in technical problem-solving, including root cause analysis and solution development.
• MS in STEM with related system development programs.
• Experience building, deploying, and operating complex data processing, intelligence or space ground systems, or large scale AI products.
• Experience in software architecture, software systems engineering, AI, data science or engineering, security systems engineering, or systems integration.
• Experience eliciting needs from customers and translating those needs into development requirements.

Primary Level Salary Range: $166,700.00 - $250,100.00

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.

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.