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 to hire a Command Systems Node Integration Manager 3. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.

This position may offer a competitive relocation package.

What You'll Get To Do:
• Ownership of program execution plan and technical baseline of all systems engineering work products related to Nodes, including diagnostics and communication of any areas of concern in ability to meet the baselines
• Communication and coordination across internal and external stakeholders to enable effective and timely decision making
• Lead efforts to integrate vertically and horizontally among stakeholders to ensure a consistent vision and implementation for the integrated nodes within the Command System
• Lead structured trade studies to evaluate alternative design solutions to resolve technical issues that impact multiple product teams with varying priorities and needs
• Identify gaps within the design and/or requirements; provide a path forward for resolution that optimally balances technical and program constraints
• Effectively leading the Node Integration organization, ensuring that the team has the skills, resources, role clarity, tools, processes and other ingredients necessary to ensure successful execution; partnering as required with Functional Homeroom and operating unit leadership as necessary to address areas of concern.
• Convert high level strategies and expectations into actionable direction for the Node Integration team, ensuring priorities and direction are aligned with leadership intent.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

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 with 8 years of related experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or Masters Degree and 6 years of related experience
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access within a period of time, that meets current business needs
• Experience in verification planning
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) (2+ years)
• Experience with Requirement development and management

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
• Experience leading interdisciplinary design efforts on defense or aerospace programs
• Strong Systems Engineering skills (3+ years)
• A minimum 3 years of related experience leading a team of engineers
• Experience working across multiple functional organizations (Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Field Operations, etc.).
• Experience in control account management (CAM)
• Experience in technical leadership, systems engineering, and design integration
• Experience with ICBM programs
• Ability to lead a team of approximately 30+ engineers and manage a small support team
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to brief Segment, Program and Customer leadership
• Extensive MBSE experience (3+ years) and associated tools: Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody
• Active Sentinel special access clearance (PAR)
• Experience with Agile Development
• Experience as team lead and team development
• Experience with NX and TeamCenter
• Experience with managing scope through major program reviews (ie, CDR)
• Experience with complex system development on large programs
• 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.
• Active TS Clearance and Special Program Access

Primary Level Salary Range: $184,300.00 - $276,500.00

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.