Northrop Grumman

SDS Systems Engineering Department Manager 3- 16825

Northrop Grumman$184K — $289K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 8 years of experience or Master's Degree with 6 years of experience
  • Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret clearance
  • Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance and Special Program Access
  • Experience in requirements development/management using DOORS or similar tool
  • Experience in Model Based System Engineering with an understanding of DODAF and SysML

Responsibilities

  • Manage a department within the Systems Engineering organization
  • Set operating objectives and mentor Functional Home Room Section Managers
  • Provide oversight to multiple business areas and ensure program goal achievement
  • Lead planning, risk management, and technical quality of projects
  • Support recruitment, staffing, and talent retention strategies
  • Mentor and develop section managers and the overall employee base
  • Review and coordinate engineering change data with various teams

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Educational Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Resources
  • Employee Discounts
  • 9/80 work schedule for enhanced work-life balance
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Department Manager 3 to be located in Manhattan Beach, CA or Huntsville, AL.Relocation assistance may be provided.

What You’ll Get To Do

This selected candidate will be responsible for a department within the Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to the SDS Systems Engineering Director. You will set operating objectives and provide mentorship to Functional Home Room (FHR) Section Managers (SMs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Provide oversight and assistance to multiple business areas within the division portfolio (Sentinel/GBSD, ICBM Sustainment and Advanced Programs); to provide the people, skills, and processes for successful achievement of program goals.

As the Department Manager you will be responsible for managing planning, risk, project performance, schedule, technical quality, and addressing technical or operational problems when necessary. Will assist engineers and program staff to develop and maintain talent within the organization. Have frequent contact with equivalent level managers and programs to maintain and exceed health and performance for all programs.

The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers ranging across one or more of the following engineering disciplines: Command & Control Systems, 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:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• 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.  

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 8 years of related experience or Masters Degree and 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 and SysML

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: $184,300.00 - $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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
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