Systems Engineering Manager 2

Northrop Grumman; Corinne (UT); On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Systems Engineering Manager – Level 2 in Promontory, UT to lead and mature propulsion system projects. You will oversee architecture, requirements, verification, and change control, while coordinating with Chief Engineers and program leadership.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance, 8+ years in systems engineering or related fields, and leadership experience. The position follows a 9/80 work schedule at Promontory, with occasional travel and on-site

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience or a Master’s with 6 years or a PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Must possess a current, active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Manage systems and integration support for projects based at Promontory, UT.
• Perform managerial responsibilities including goal setting, performance reviews, rewards, and HR-related activities.
• Coordinate with customers and program teams to understand system requirements and derive component specs.
• Develop model architecture for model-based integration of requirements, design, analysis, and verification.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Systems engineering

MBSE knowledge

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience

Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience

PhD with 4 years of professional experience

Tools

NX modeling

MBSE tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Systems Engineering Manager – Level 2 your role at Promontory, UT will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. Ready to join forces with our visionary team?

The Systems Engineering Manager is responsible for all systems engineering support required to meet program demands assigned to their group which may include NASA products, defense, strategic and commercial products. They are responsible to work with the Chief Engineers and Program Leadership to support key program objectives. Systems Engineers at Propulsion Systems actively participate in the development of new solid rocket motor or booster level systems and system upgrades by managing architecture, requirements, verification, and integrated change control processes in a disciplined, broad reaching process, to ensure our propulsion systems projects perform to specification, satisfy customer needs, and maintain configuration integrity throughout the lifecycle of each product. The systems engineering manager will continue to support the projects they are assigned, typically in a lead role, in addition to personnel management responsibilities. This position will require periodic assignments at the Bacchus (Magna), UT location.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage systems and integration support for projects based at Promontory, UT
• Perform managerial responsibilities to include goal setting, quarterly personnel check-in reviews, merit and bonus determinations, rewards and recognition, and navigation of other human resource management scenarios as they arise
• Coordinate with customers and program team members to understand the intent and needs of the integrated system
• Evaluate and manage customer requirements and derived flow down into subsystem and component specifications as appropriate
• Analyze the needs of the system and translate into verifiable performance and design requirements
• Support associated verification approach and work with engineering teams to develop analysis and test results to support stakeholder requirements
• Integrate customer directed changes into the system and facilitate implementation of changes within a change management system
• Coordinate and communicate between multiple cross-functional subsystem teams
• Develop model architecture for model-based integration of requirements, design, analysis, and verification
• Other duties as assigned

Why you?

You’re the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Must possess a current, active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams associated with supporting propulsion systems products
• 8+ years of experience working in Systems Engineering or in Integration Design or a related field in propulsion, preferably in a government contractor environment
• Experience with increased leadership responsibility working and collaborating with teams
• Formal education in Systems Engineering principles; a graduate certificate in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
• Experience with architecture, requirements, and verification modeling in MBSE tools
• Experience developing plans and detailed schedules to accomplish an engineering effort
• Experience with NX modeling or familiarity with the benefits of 3-D model designs
• Experience with manufacturing processes associated with design of solid rocket motor products
• Experience with digital thread methodology
• Experience with risk and opportunity management

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

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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.