Northrop Grumman · 14 hours ago
Manager Systems Engineering 2 - R10220814-3
Linthicum Heights, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $242K/yr
12+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that offers revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. The Manager of Systems Engineering will lead a department responsible for Launch Integration and Flight Reliability Engineering, mentoring engineers and managing technical staff while ensuring program success and safety standards are met.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead technical-staff planning, assignments, career development, performance assessments and compensation management activities for the assigned Systems Engineering staff
Coach, support and motivate a high-performing Systems engineering team
Lead SE peer reviews as well as support formal program and proposal reviews
Set and promote high standards for quality and safety; foster engagement for technical excellence
Direct and review the work of SE staff, ensuring its completeness, accuracy and adherence to established Systems Engineering processes and technical procedures
Identify the SE skills & experience needed for program execution and lead the recruiting, hiring and training of new staff
Support new business development, including review of technical and cost volumes, detailed Basis of Estimates (BOE) using established Work Breakdown Structures and related new business activities
Direct and coordinate the development of system requirements and specifications for various systems through multiple program phases
Support pre-proposal analysis, proposal development, mission and system analysis, specification and interface development, design review, testing, problem resolution and customer interactions
Support space vehicle design/development to ensure that customer & internal goals for safety, mission success, and performance are met
Support program Engineering Configuration Change Board (CCB), Corrective Action Board (CAB) and Failure Review Boards (FRB), as required
Identify technical issues, propose solution options, and follow through to resolve the issues with minimal supervision
Interface with internal and external customers and associates in engineering, manufacturing, integration and test, safety and mission assurance, and program management
Prepare weekly status reports and periodic technical reports for senior management to document individual and collective status on program(s) and pursuit(s)
Support EVMS baseline generation, tracking/maintenance and variance analysis (as required)
Perform related management duties as assigned by the Sr. Director of Systems Engineering or Engineering VP
Define and verify space vehicle-to-launch vehicle interface requirements and support space-vehicle launch campaign management activities at a variety of launch sites (Kwajalein, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg AFB, Baikonur, French Guiana, etc)
Manage interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel (NASA GSFC/JPL/…, DoD/USAF/…, etc), and support ground operations and launch mission working groups
Interface with launch vehicle providers, including Antares, Space X (Falcon 9/Starship) and United Launch Alliance (Vulcan/Atlas V) to ensure each space vehicle is integrated, tested, launched and operated safely and reliably
Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability, maintainability and availability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts
Analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability and maintainability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability and maintainability objectives
Perform reliability analyses (Reliability predictions, FMECAs, FTAs, etc), review Engineering Change Proposals, and generate formal whitepapers and failure reports
Develop reliability program growth plans and conduct reliability growth analysis
Identify opportunities for improvement based on review of failure data and support development and implementation of system design improvements
Identify Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) trends to
Identify and prioritize failure modes to investigate for corrective actions
Perform fundamental aerospace safety tasking, including generation of fault trees, functional hazard analysis, FMEA/FMECA, software system safety analysis, sneak circuit analysis, bent pin analysis, and system/subsystem hazard analysis
Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards to develop appropriate safety requirements for hazard mitigation or elimination
Identify & analyze hazards, develop & implement appropriate hazard controls, and follow-through to ensure controls are appropriately implemented in training, designs, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, test, storage, and hazardous operations by personnel supporting assigned programs
Generate and update required System Safety documents, including SSPP, RHA, SCA, FTA, BPA, SSHA, SDP, SARs
Apply environmental, military, federal, national, and industry regulatory safety standards and codes, including MIL-STD-882, NASA Standards (8719.9, 8719.17, 8719.12), AFSPCMAN 91-710, NIOSH, OSHA, NFPA, DOE, CFR, ASTM, ANSI, RCC, AFOSH, & PESHE
Apply engineering principles to assess design compliance of a complex aerospace system and synthesize rationale and justification for Ground/Range/Flight Safety relief requests and product non-compliances
Analyze existing Integration and Test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the launch site, or at our facilities
Conduct system-level analyses to architect/design next-generation mission concepts (satellite servicing, space logistics, etc) to maximize mission success without compromising compliance with customer, government and internal flight safety requirements
Qualification
Required
BS Degree in STEM Science Technology Engineering or Math and 12 years of experience (or 9 years with a MS/M.ENG degree) in mission design, space or ground systems design, development, manufacture, test or operations, including 4-6 years of functional or project team leadership positions
Electrical power systems and/or mechanical engineering knowledge
Must have U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance at time of application
Significant knowledge of Reliability, Maintainability, and System Safety Engineering design practices
Experience conducting Reliability analyses and verification, to include experience with performing reliability predictions, FMECA (failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis), and fault tree analysis
Experience with Windchill Quality Solutions Reliability software tool
Solid expertise and experience with statistical concepts and analysis, to include trend and statistical analysis employing Bayesian inference, Weibull, and other statistical modeling approaches
Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings/schematics
Excellent oral and written communication skills, technical writing experience, and an ability to perform oral presentations in front of large groups
Analytical thinker with a demonstrated ability of solving complex problems which require ingenuity and innovation
Knowledge of System Safety engineering principles and the interrelationship with Reliability
Ability to review presentations, emails, white papers, trade studies, vendor analyses and reports for content and accuracy
Preferred
Functional engineering management in aerospace
System engineering requirement/verification tools and processes
System architecture and CONOPS development
Development and maintenance of interface control documents and related processes
Space system/mission analysis and design
Space system testing and evaluation (flight and ground testing)
Personnel development, performance assessments, mentoring and conflict resolution
Mission Operations for launch and spacecraft on-orbit test & verification commissioning
Active or current Top Secret/SCI Clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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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