RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 Manager 2 to be located in Huntsville, AL and to serve a leadership role on the Payloads Team of the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program.

This is a dual-role manager position, involving balancing both the overall functional oversight and management of a Systems Engineering group of engineers while maintaining technical baseline performance on program work. The candidate will spend ~20% of their time on functional/organizational support and ~80% of their time on systems engineering technical program work. Functional management involves, but is not limited to, organizational administrative activities and helping employees’ performance and career development through performance reviews, guidance, and training. The direct program responsibilities will be dependent upon programmatic technical work.

What You Will Get To Do:
• Provide proposal inputs, Basis Of Estimates (BOEs), and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
• Provide project and technical leadership for the MBSE team, including:
• Technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for mechanical, electrical and integrated systems
• Requirement Allocation & decomposition
• Apply the principles of engineering to design components and systems using applicable standards and specifications 
• Perform requirements analysis, develop source data for requirements, generate requirements verification, and help prepare test plans and procedures
• Requirements Verification 
• Perform Verification Planning in MBSE tools. Create and maintain a Requirements Verification Architecture Model (RVAM) in Cameo EA
• Verify specifications and designs through modeling and simulation, test data processing, and performance analysis
• Architecture: Create and maintain SysML and UPDM models in Cameo EA; interface with subject matter experts, analysts, architects, designers, system engineers and specialty engineers to capture Payload Systems Sentinel structure and behavior using accurate UPDM/SysML representations according to OMG standards. 
• Support all phases of the systems lifecycle including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal
• Maintain design documentation and follow configuration management requirements
• Support team members in interfacing with subcontractors regarding subcontractor requirements, architecture, interface, and verifications development
• Review contractor SDRLs. Create CDRL content from contractor SDRLs when needed
• Interface with other IPTs to develop interface requirements and ConOps
• Interface with USAF customer

Position Benefits:

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

Medical, Dental & Vision coverageEducational AssistanceLife InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programs & Work/Life SolutionsPaid Time OffHealth & Wellness ResourcesEmployee 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 6 years of related experience

• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
• Must have an 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 
• At least 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

• MBSE experience including requirements decomposition and allocation, requirements verification, verification planning, system architecture development with physical, logical, and functional architecture.
• Experience with DOORS and specification authoring with verification methodology
• Experience with MBSE concepts and methodology for both functional and physical architecture view points
• Experience with EVMS principals and practices and direct experience with EMVS execution

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: 

• At least 3+ years experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule with proven results
• Strong understanding of the SE process, including SE experience across multiple levels of integration.

• 4+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, including requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience

• 1 year of MBSE experience from both functional and physical architecture viewpoints

• Experience with EVMS principles and practices and direct experience with EMVS execution

• 3+ years of experience using IBM DOORS, Cameo, CPLM and/or NX
• 1+ years of experience with Agile project management using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools
• 3 years of experience with ICBM Weapon System
• Experience with Requirements verification activity including test and analysis
• Direct Experience with Teamcenter PLM and NX CAD
• 1 year of ICBM MBSE experience
• Experience with nuclear weapons

• Active CJ1 Clearance
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance

Salary Range: $149,400.00 - $224,000.00

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.