Sentinel Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 - 19894

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; 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 is seeking a Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 for Roy, UT. You will lead a Section of 8–12 engineers within the SDS Systems Engineering Integration & Test team, mentoring staff and ensuring staffing and performance targets align with program goals.

The role blends leadership with hands-on technical work in modeling, simulation, and analysis of power systems and DoD missile systems. A Secret clearance is required; relocation support may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8+ years of related experience or Master’s with 6+ years.
• US citizen with an active Secret clearance at time of application.
• Ability to obtain SAP approval within a reasonable period.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Systems Engineering Section of 8–12 engineers, supervising performance and staffing.
• Mentor team members and provide operational support aligned to project goals.
• Spend about 20% on Functional Homeroom responsibilities and 80% on technical SDS project work.
• Oversee modeling, simulation and analysis for system components and interfaces.
• Prepare content for presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Modeling, Simulation & Analysis

Leadership

Power systems

MATLAB

Python

C++

STK

DoD/Missile domain

MBSE concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

US citizen with active Secret clearance

Tools

Siemens Capital

ETAP

DOORS/CAMEO

MS&A tools

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 to hire a Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 to be located in Roy, UT. The selected candidate will be part of the Command Systems - Systems Engineering Integration & Test (CS SEIT) MS&A Team. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Will Get To Do

The selected candidate will be responsible for a Systems Engineering discipline Section within the SDS Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to an SDS Systems Engineering Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 8 and 12 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities will be personnel performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members, as well as staffing of roles on projects.

As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend roughly 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom responsibilities with 80% of your efforts focused on a technical assignment on an SDS project.

Technical Responsibilities May Include

• Modeling, Simulation & Analysis for specific aspects of the system.
• Leading a team of engineers supporting Command Segment SEIT MS&A Team.
• Support analytical requirement decomposition, development and traceability.
• Support MBSE strategy and implementation.
• Coordinate with sub-contracted product teams for compliance with contractual SOW and established program model governance.
• Contribute content for presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

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 position's 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 Will Bring These Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with at least 8 years of related experience or Masters degree and 6 years related experience
• 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
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Minimum 1 year experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A)
• Experience with power systems (commercial, hardware, and/or industrial application)
• Experience with System Analysis using Siemens Capital, ETAP, MATLAB, and/or other analytical modeling tools

These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have

• Strong Understanding of Modeling Simulation and Analysis Principles
• Experience with Department of Defense and/or Missile Systems
• Experience with Systems Engineering including analytical requirement decomposition, verification, validation, and functional analysis
• Experienced with structural and/or electrical analysis principals
• Experience with Architecture, preferably how it relates to data and signals
• Minimum of 1 year of proven demonstrated leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Minimum 1 year experience leading a team and/or driving performance against schedule
• Experience with System Analysis using MATLAB, Python, C++, STK and/or other analytical modeling tools
• Experience with Model Based System Engineering with DOORS or CAMEO and an understanding of DODAF and SysML
• Experience with Product Engineering Development and Life Cycles
• Experience with Agile development
• Experience with Atlassian Products such as JIRA, Confluence, ext.
• Top Secret Clearance
• Currently or previously held SAP Access
• Experience in writing and presenting technical content
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

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.