Sentinel Systems Engineering Department Manager 3- 20402

Northrop Grumman; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 290,000; 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 in Manhattan Beach seeks a senior engineering leader to direct a cross-discipline team spanning Launch Systems, Facility Infrastructure, and ICBM Sustainment.

The role emphasizes talent development, program execution, and rigorous technical reviews, with requirements for DoD MBSE experience, clearances, and a track record of delivering complex aerospace programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 8 years related experience, or Master's with 6 years.
• Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance and Special Program Access.
• U.S. Citizenship with active Secret clearance within last 6 years.
• Experience in MBSE with DODAF/SysML.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers across Launch Systems, Facility Infra, and ICBM Sustainment.
• Own people, processes, and tools to meet program missions.
• Recruit, staff, and retain talent to deliver objectives.
• Support proposal work, technical reviews, audits, and standups.
• Improve employee engagement and retention through leadership.
• Mentor section managers and staff.
• Coordinate engineering data changes with multiple departments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Security clearance

DOORS

CAMEO

SysML

DODAF

Jira

Education

Bachelor's in STEM with 8+ years

Master's in STEM with 6+ years

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

SysML

DODAF

Jira

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

What You’ll GetToDo

The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers ranging across one or more of the following engineering disciplines: Launch Systems, Facility Infrastructure, and ICBM Sustainment.

Essential Functions

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees
• Provides ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions
• Accountability for recruiting, staffing, and retaining talent to deliver on the objectives
• Supporting proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis
• Owning and leading improvements across employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent
• Mentor, develop, and train your section managers, and overall employee base
• Reviews and analyzes released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities

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

Thispositionsstandard work schedule isa 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 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 8 years of related experience orMastersDegreeand 6 years of related experience
• Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance and Special Program Access
• 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
• Experience in requirements development/management using DOORS or similar tool
• Experience in model development/management using CAMEO or similar tool
• Experience in Model Based System Engineering with an understanding of DODAF andSysML

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree with 9 years of experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics), preferably an Engineering degree
• Proven performance as an Engineering Leader in all phases of acquisition, design, integration, and execution. Candidate will require ability to rapidly assess and lend guidance to projects assigned to the organizational group as well as demonstrated mentoring and guidance to engineers
• Minimum of 3 years in a formal management position
• Working knowledge and/or experience across engineering disciplines
• Experience with the development of mechanical systems and/or physical infrastructure
• Experience on ICBMs
• Experience creating or growing new sections or departments
• Experience managing an engineering team
• Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within a diverse team
• Active TS Clearance, Program Access

Primary Level Salary Range: $166,700.00 - $289,600.00

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.