Sentinel - Material Process Engineering Manager 2 - 18821

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 126,600 - 189,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Material Process Engineering Manager II located in Roy, UT. The role involves leading a team of engineers and ensuring effective integration within a Systems Engineering framework.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree in STEM, at least 8 years of experience, and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. Benefits include medical coverage, 401(k), and education assistance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• Experience leading engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers within a matrix organization.
• Provide performance feedback, training, and mentorship.
• Ensure alignment with the Team’s Statement of Work.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Tools

SharePoint

JIRA

Confluence

Microsoft Teams

Visio

Job description

Overview

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Material Process Engineering Manager II. The position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. Relocation assistance may be available. The position requires a Secret security clearance and involves approximately 10% travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a motivated team of PM&P engineers within a matrixed functional organization, ensuring integration and collaboration across design and manufacturing teams within a Systems Engineering framework.
• Communicate effectively across engineering disciplines, resolve issues, determine priorities, and implement solutions independently or collaboratively.
• Provide performance feedback, training, mentoring, coaching, and support workforce planning and career development for team members.
• Support development and refinement of processes and tools that enable business areas and programs to achieve their missions.
• Participate in proposal work, independent technical reviews, program stand‑up and audits, and special assignments as needed.
• Serve as the systems‑engineering liaison for Sentinel Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) on all COTS activities; manage the COTS Management Plan, deliver associated CDRLs, provide trade‑off analyses, evaluate supplier capabilities, coordinate mitigation strategies, and manage DMSMS and GIDEPS activities.
• Ensure alignment with the Team’s Statement of Work across multiple disciplines, integrating requirements from reliability, accelerated life testing, nuclear hardness, cyber security, environmental constraints, system safety, EMEE, materials/processes, human‑factors engineering, and system security engineering.
• Act as the Design Point‑of‑Contact (POC) for plug‑in interfaces to integrate COTS components into the overall Sentinel architecture.

Technical Requirements

• Experience in PM&P, or a combination of Systems Engineering and PM&P engineering disciplines.
• Experience ensuring PM&P program or contract requirements are applied to parts, materials and assemblies.
• Hands‑on experience with PLM/ALM tools such as SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Siemens Teamcenter and project‑management software (Microsoft Project, Visio).
• Track record working with Chief Engineers, Integrated Product Teams, and in agile/digital design environments.
• Expertise interpreting and enforcing industry/military design standards for parts and materials.
• Familiarity with disciplines strengthening COTS suitability assessments: reliability engineering, accelerated life testing, nuclear hardness, cyber security, environmental requirements, system safety, electromagnetic environmental effects, parts/materials & processes, human‑factors engineering, system security engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Must obtain and sustain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Must maintain or obtain SAP approval (if required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, Welding, Chemical, or Materials Engineering.
• Minimum 1 year experience leading a project or driving performance against schedule in a PM&P organization.
• Experience leading projects or cross‑functional teams.
• ICBM program experience.
• Six‑Sigma Green/Black Belt.
• Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance granted/renewed within the last 6 years; eligibility for Top‑Secret.
• Experience with PLM/ALM and project‑management tools as listed above.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s Degree in STEM with 6 years of related experience.
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Experience as a senior‑level manager leading engineering teams.
• Strong communication, mentoring, interpersonal, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to resolve issues and implement solutions.
• Exhibit strong leadership skills including task delegation and effective two‑way communication at all organizational levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan.
• Educational Assistance.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Health & Wellness Resources.
• Employee Discounts.

Salary range: $126,600 – $189,800 annually. The position follows a 9/80 schedule (nine hours Monday‑Thursday; every other Friday off). Possible eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and other incentives.

EEO Statement

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 full EEO and pay transparency statement see: https://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.