Sentinel - Systems Development and Verification Director 1

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector is looking for a Director of Sentinel Systems Development and Verification in our SDS Division. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program. Learn more about the Sentinel program here.  Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

What You Will Get To Do:

Be the lead for the Sentinel Systems Development and Verification Team, reporting to the SDS Division Sr Director of Systems Engineering and supporting the Sentinel SEIT Segment’s SE&I IPT Sr Director. Responsibilities include leadership over the following areas:

The SDV Director leads the WS architecture development, WS level MS&A, Life Cycle Cost, System Design Engineering, model governance, configuration and data management, requirements decomposition, interface development, verification management, RAM Models, and liaison engineering. The SDV Director's priorities will be focused on Sentinel program execution and Systems Engineering products developed and delivered with high standards of quality and according to the contract.

• Leadership of a matrixed technical organization
  • Responsible for cost (CAM) and schedule of technical work execution
  • Responsible for your team’s technical planning of work and task integration across the program for agile execution
  • Responsible for work prioritization and its communication and management to enable effective and efficient work execution of your team and the interaction across segment and IPT boundaries
  • Leadership of technical expectations, behaviors, and quality of systems engineer’s performance
  • Exemplify leadership in developing effective relationships across the program and divisional functional homeroom to ensure your team has the skills required to perform
• Weapon System Requirements, Architecture, and Model Governance
  • Federated requirements model development, integration, and management
  • Federated architecture model development, integration, and management
  • System level verification model development and management
  • Model Governance Council leadership for effective segment integration and product quality
• Weapon System Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
  • Weapon System level characterization for system performance optimization and predictions
  • Sub-system and element level MS&A compilation and integration for full System representation and realization
• Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
  • Reliability allocation and full decomposition to support design solutions and system integration
  • Reliability basis for transitioning from design reliability to the Aging & Surveillance probability predictions for Weapon System operation and sustainment
  • Availability model development for Weapon System management tools
  • Maintainability model development for system transition to customer maintainers
  • RAM and CBM+ development and validation
• Life Cycle Cost
  • Oversee a team determining and managing the lifecycle costs of system design maturation through operational support and sustainment.
  • Directing the life cycle cost team through estimating for engineering, building/constructing, delivery, installation/deployment, operations, sparing strategy, maintenance, and full system sustainment activities for the life of the system
• System Design Engineering
  • Develop governance and guidance for design engineering across a broad program
  • Integrate the workflow of hundreds of designers into a single weapon system solution
  • Lead the stress analysis governance for the program including establishing a fracture control program
• Interface Development
  • Oversee team’s development of interface requirements and verification plans between segments of the weapon system and between the Sentinel weapon system and external Government systems
  • Coordinate interface test and qualification with product and system test organizations
  • Oversee development of multiple cost reports to inform government stakeholders
• Configuration and Data Management
  • Oversee all tools and processes for data item and product end item configuration control, identification, and delivery
  • Oversee team responsible for program engineering board administration
• Liaison Engineering
  • Lead team integrating the work of manufacturing with engineering across the program
  • Lead resolution of manufacturing tags and evaluation of various manufacturing conditions

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

These positions will have a standard work schedule of 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with 10 years of progressive engineering experience, or Master’s and 10 years’ of experience.
• Minimum of 3 years in leadership
• Active DoD Secret clearance, investigation must have been completed within last 5 years
• Ability to travel 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• ICBM experience
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
• Prior experience interfacing with prime contractor site leads and USAF leadership personnel
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
• Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
• Demonstrated effectiveness in achieving results through managing people and understanding and management of internal processes and customer/supplier relationships.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in coordinating joint integration efforts across contractors, Government program office, and Government partner agencies.
• Strong understanding and broad application of engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.)
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations
• Strong sense of urgency and work ethic in ensuring engineering meets customer and program expectations in a timely and efficient manner

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Salary Range: $181,000.00 - $271,600.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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