Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago
SDS GN&C Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 - 16332 - R10212532
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $224K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Systems Engineering Section Manager 2. The role involves managing a team of engineers, providing mentorship, and overseeing technical assignments related to systems engineering and GN&C projects.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The selected candidate will be responsible for a Systems Engineering discipline Section within the SDS Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to the GN&C Department Manager
You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 8 and 12 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy
Key FHR responsibilities will be personnel performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members, as well as staffing of roles on projects
As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend roughly 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom responsibilities with 80% of your efforts focused on a technical assignment on an SDS project or IPT (80% technical scope not a part of the requisition)
This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as the individual's current program responsibilities on program. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise 20% of the candidate's time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) with at least 8 years of related experience
Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance
Managing people preferred
Experience with process improvement, and driving cadence of team's execution
Strategic Deterrence System (SDS) Scope of Work (80% FTE)
Development and analysis of GN&C algorithms (guidance, navigation, control)
Development, verification and/or validation of complex 6 degree of freedom vehicle models
Modeling of key GN&C missile components such as inertial measurement units (IMU) or thrust vector control (TVC) systems
Demonstrated proficiency MATLAB and Simulink
Pre-flight performance assessment and post-flight verification analyses
Preferred
M.S. or equivalent advanced degree in applicable technical discipline
5+ years of experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineering
3+ years of experience leading a project/team, including mentoring and coaching
3+ years of experience with a software version control system, such as Git
5+ years of experience with MATLAB/Simulink
3+ years of experience with Object-Oriented Programming
Proficiency in technical writing and documentation
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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