Systems Engineering Manager 2

About the role

At Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector, the Systems Engineering Manager – Level 2 at Promontory, UT plays a pivotal role in supporting missions critical to national and global security. This position involves leading systems engineering efforts for programs that may include NASA products, defense, strategic, and commercial products. The manager works closely with Chief Engineers and Program Leadership to meet key program objectives, while also managing architecture, requirements, verification, and integrated change control processes to ensure propulsion systems meet specifications and customer needs throughout their lifecycle.

Periodic assignments at the Bacchus (Magna), UT location are required. This position follows a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Responsibilities

• Manage systems and integration support for projects based at Promontory, UT
• Perform managerial responsibilities including goal setting, quarterly personnel check-in reviews, merit and bonus determinations, rewards and recognition, and navigation of human resource management scenarios
• Coordinate with customers and program team members to understand integrated system intent and needs
• Evaluate and manage customer requirements and flow down derived requirements into subsystem and component specifications
• Analyze system needs and translate them into verifiable performance and design requirements
• Support verification approaches and work with engineering teams to develop analysis and test results that meet stakeholder requirements
• Integrate customer-directed changes into the system and facilitate implementation within a change management system
• Coordinate and communicate between multiple cross-functional subsystem teams
• Develop model architecture for model-based integration of requirements, design, analysis, and verification
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience
• Must possess a current, active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams associated with supporting propulsion systems products
• 8+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Integration Design, or a related field in propulsion, preferably in a government contractor environment
• Increased leadership responsibility working and collaborating with teams
• Formal education in Systems Engineering principles; a graduate certificate in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
• Experience with architecture, requirements, and verification modeling in MBSE tools
• Experience developing plans and detailed schedules to accomplish engineering efforts
• Experience with NX modeling or familiarity with the benefits of 3-D model designs
• Experience with manufacturing processes associated with design of solid rocket motor products
• Experience with digital thread methodology
• Experience with risk and opportunity management

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to support thriving at work and in life
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Opportunity for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses to reward individual contributions and company results
• Eligibility for Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00. The actual offer will consider factors such as position scope, responsibilities, and candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus may apply.

Schedule

9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.