Sentinel Mission Equipment Complex (MEC) – Zone Lead Manager 3 - 18963

ngc; Roy (UT); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a senior Mission Equipment Complex (MEC) Zone Lead Manager to own end-to-end design, integration, and release across four MEC product teams.

You will act as CAM, manage EVMS baseline, cost, schedule, and performance while engaging with DoD customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders. A pathway for leadership and growth is provided.

The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, relocation support, and flexible work-location options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8+ years experience or Master's with 6+ years.
• U.S. citizenship with active U.S. Government Secret clearance (within scope) and ability to obtain SAP access.
• Experience in Aerospace/Defense sector and EV/M CAM baseline development.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end MEC zone design, integration, and release across four product teams.
• Serve as CAM; manage EVMS baseline, cost, schedule, and performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams of structural, mechanical, electrical, thermal, and CAD/ECAD.
• Model-Based Engineering and PDP release ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Cost Account Management

Earned Value Management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

Tools

Cameo

MagicDraw

IBM Rational

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Mentor Graphics

ANSYS

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

Job description

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 to hire a Mission Equipment Complex (MEC) – Zone Lead Manager 3 located in Roy, UT. This position may offer a competitive relocation package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The Mission Equipment Complex (MEC) IPT is seeking a senior leader to own the end-to-end design, integration, and release of the MEC zone, spanning four product teams: MEC Structures, Launch Support (LS) Power, LS Environmental Control System (ECS), and Delay/Denial. You will act as the Cost Account Manager (CAM) for this work scope, directing a multi-disciplinary team responsible for delivering fully integrated MEC hardware and interfaces that meet demanding operational, environmental, and survivability requirements.

This role reports directly to the Launch Silo IPT Lead and is accountable for aggressive cost, schedule, and performance targets while maintaining close partnership with customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Get

Strategic Impact – Shape the core Mission Equipment Complex that enables safe, reliable, and survivable ground operations for national-defense missions.

Leadership Visibility – Direct reporting to the MEC IPT Lead and regular interaction with senior executives and DoD customers.

Professional Growth – Access to cutting-edge tools, senior mentors, and opportunities to influence program-wide engineering and integration strategy across multiple product teams.

Competitive Compensation – Market-aligned salary, comprehensive health & retirement benefits, and flexible work-location options.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Ownership - Lead design, analysis, integration, and release of all MEC zone subsystems, including MEC Structures, LS Power, LS ECS, and Delay/Denial hardware. Ensure requirements flow-down, interface control, and configuration management are rigorously applied across all four product teams.

Cost & Schedule Management (CAM) - Develop and maintain the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) baseline for the MEC zone work scope; track cost, schedule, and performance; drive corrective actions to maintain cost and schedule objectives across the MEC product teams.

Cross Functional Team Leadership - Direct functional leads for structural, mechanical, electrical, thermal, and systems engineering, as well as CAD/ECAD librarians. Foster collaboration across the MEC IPT and adjacent zones for seamless hand-offs between design, integration, test, and operations.

Model Based Engineering & Release Process - Champion model-based engineering (MBE) practices; maintain an up-to-date digital representation of the MEC zone (including MEC structures, LS power/ECS, and Delay/Denial elements). Own the Product Development Process (PDP) release flow for MEC scope, close design-review gaps, and certify releases for production and integration.

Stakeholder & Partner Management - Serve as the primary technical liaison for MEC-zone scope to DoD customers, prime subcontractors, and key suppliers. Prepare concise briefings and status reports for senior leadership, program reviews, and customer technical panels. Coordinate dependencies and interfaces across the four MEC product teams and with other zones.

Talent Development & Culture - Mentor and develop engineers, team leads, and section managers across the MEC zone. Drive hiring, training, and retention of top talent; lead initiatives that improve employee engagement, inclusion, and continuous improvement within the MEC organization.

Special Projects & Support Provide MEC subject-matter expertise for proposals, independent technical reviews, audits, and ad-hoc assignments that support the broader ground-systems and mission-equipment portfolio.

Position Benefits:

• • 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:

• • Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of related experience or Master's degree and 6 years of related experience
• •Must be a U.S. citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 yrs), with an ability to obtain and maintain SAP Special Program Access (SAP)approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs and ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.
• •Experience working in the Aerospace or Defense Sector.
• •Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) / Cost Account Management (CAM) – baseline development, variance analysis, and reporting.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• • Minimum 3 years in a formal lead/management position overseeing multi-disciplinary engineering teams. Experience leading multiple product teams or a complex subsystem “zone” is strongly desired.
• • Direct experience with mission equipment complexes, launch support systems, facilities integration, or ground systems including structures, power, ECS, and/or protective systems (e.g., delay/denial, hardening, survivability).
• • Work history collaborating with prime and secondary subcontractors on ground-system, launch-system, or weapon-system projects, including joint technical reviews, interface negotiations, and integrated schedule management.
• • In-depth knowledge of applicable engineering codes and standards (e.g., MIL-STDs, UFCs, NFPA, IBC, mechanical/electrical codes) and the ability to apply them to MEC structures, power distribution, ECS, and protective / delay-denial designs.
• • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (Cameo, MagicDraw, IBM Rational, etc.) and CAD/ECAD platforms (e.g., SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, Mentor Graphics) for configuration-controlled design releases.
• •Experience with ANSYS, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, or comparable solvers for high-fidelity structural, thermal, and fluid-dynamics studies of MEC or ground-system components, including environmental and survivability conditions.
• • Prior participation in Government-Owned-Contractor-Operated programs, with familiarity in government procurement processes and contract clauses.
• •PMP, PMI-ACP, or Earned Value Management Certification (EVMC) preferred.
• • Proven ability to lead design engineering for complex, high-consequence systems such as mission equipment, power distribution and controls, environmental control systems, and protective / delay-denial hardware.
• • Excellent oral and written communication; demonstrated capability to present technical status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership, customers, and partners.
• • Strong track record of working with subcontractors, suppliers, and DoD customers to resolve technical and schedule challenges, particularly across multiple interfacing subsystems.
• •Experience coaching engineers and managers, fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture across multiple product teams.

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.

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