(On-Site) IPT - Manager Systems Engineering 3 (Cle

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Azusa
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10102427Category: EngineeringLocation: Azusa, CA, USACitizenship Required: United States CitizenshipClearance Type: SecretTelecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the TimeRelocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be availablePositions Available: 2At 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.The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!Northrop Grumman's Space Sector, Strategic Force Programs Division in Azusa CA, is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 3 to lead the NextGen GEO Payload Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT). This role will report on-site daily to our Azusa, CA campus.Essential Functions:Provide leadership and direction for the IPT Team in a high tempo work environment.Serve as the interface to the Program Manager, SEIT Lead, Chief Engineer, and other IPT leads to coordinate team technical and programmatic status and issues.Build and maintain a culture that empowers employees, establishes personal and team accountability, motivates team performance, encourages development, and supports innovation.Ensure that the team is adhering to sound engineering processes during development in accordance with program and company policies, procedures, and quality standards.Responsible for meeting business goals of engineering cost and schedule for scope of work as assigned.Develop and execute to project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.Serve as the interface to the Engineering Discipline/Department Managers to coordinate staffing requirements and ensure proper skill mix to support team activities.Brief internal and customer leadership on progress of work assigned.Development of formal procedures and presentations (ERB/CCB documentation).Ensure V&V campaign is successfully executed leading to a timely selloff of the payload.Track and communicate the team's technical metrics.Lead system, subsystem and low-level technical reviews.Mentor technical contributors.This position will be involved with requirements development, decomposition, verification, measuring system performance, evaluating algorithms, and recommending possible solutions to engineering problems and design. The lead will also ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints, perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.This position requires payload systems technical knowledge and leadership in EO/IR space payload systems to help establish and execute effective work processes and procedures and provide leadership of systems engineers.Technical understanding in OPIR payload operations, Mission Requirements, Mission Phenomenology & Simulation is strongly desired.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and 9+ years of related systems engineering experience5+ years of leadership experienceExperience in payload design of EO/IR payload systemsExperience with planning, scheduling, and earned value management systems (EVMS) to initiate, execute, manage and control program plans against cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations. This also includes risk and opportunity management.Active DoD Secret clearance must be held and maintained, with the ability to obtain & maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI program access. U.S. Citizenship is required.Preferred Qualifications:Master's degree in a STEM field and 12+ years of systems engineering experience7+ years of leadership experience as technical lead, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, or other engineering leadership role with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills.Knowledge of and experience with the NGG Program.Knowledge and experience in all phases of the System Development Life Cycle.MBSE experience and system architecture modeling tool(s) experience.Active Top Secret or SCI Clearance.Salary Range: $176,100 USD - $264,100 USDEmployees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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