Northrop Grumman · 9 hours ago
SDS Systems Engineering Section Manager 2- 16617 - R10216973
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 located in Roy, UT. The role involves overseeing a Systems Engineering discipline Section, providing mentorship to team members, and leading technical assignments on projects while ensuring effective personnel management and process improvement.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Provide ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions
Supporting FHR efforts in areas of process improvement, training and staffing
People leadership for a Minuteman III ICBM Sustainment systems engineering organization, to include performance management, career development, staffing, and merit planning
Provide project and technical oversight for activities performed by the group
Provide ownership of and direction to the processes used by the group
Create a vision for an engineering team and work to make that vision a reality
Provide proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
Support department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and NCTA project leadership
Lead a diverse team of engineers performing project development, technical requirements review, system support, planning and sustainment for a diverse set of products in the missile, air and space domains
Responsible for the strategic implementation of skills and labor mix; employee development; mentoring; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures
Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant technical matters requiring coordination between organizations to ensure successful task completion and customer satisfaction
Responsibilities also include horizontal integration of best practices across the organization; maintaining cognizance over technical activities; and ensuring execution of project statement of work and baselines
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field and at least 8 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
5 years of experience supporting system engineering, integration and test
1 year of experience providing technical leadership of an engineering team
Preferred
Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
5 years of ICBM Sustainment experience
At least 1 year leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
4+ years' experience with ICBM weapon system logistics, operations, security, and subsystem integration; 5 years of ICBM experience
Experience in providing Systems Engineering integration support for ICBM test stations and trainer systems
Experience with the development, management, and traceability of AF configured item requirements and specifications
Familiar with leading a team of test engineers and producing test plans, procedures, and reports associated with ICBM configured items
General knowledge of ICBM Specialty Engineering functions and responsibilities (i.e., Hardness, Configuration Management, Parts Engineering, Safety, etc.)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer focused mindset
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.
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
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