Sentinel (GBSD) - Command & Launch Lead Architect - 2090-3

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

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Northrop Grumman’s Strategic Deterrent Systems division is seeking to hire a Command & Launch Lead Architect to join the Command and Launch team. This position will be located in either Roy, UT, Colorado Springs, CO, Manhattan Beach, CA or Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. Learn more about the Sentinel (GBSD) 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: 

The C&L Lead Architect has the responsibility of providing ground system architecture technical direction and technical oversight of the architecture implementation to all of C&L.  The selected candidate will also be expected to lead the C&L architects’ team which includes hardware, data, network, MBSE, and cyber architects, to resolution of technical challenges related to architecting a distributed, flexible, modular, open architecture ground system to meet customer requirements. The C&L Lead Architect is also one of the primary interfaces to the SPO NXC Lead Engineer for C&L.  The decisions of the C&L Lead Architect impact the success of the C&L design to meeting customer and stakeholder needs. 

The position includes the following duties, responsibilities, and qualifications:

• Establishes, maintains and communicates the design vision for the GBSD command, control, and communications (C3) infrastructure.
• Defines overarching design principals.
• Ensures compliance with and implementation of customer-mandated techniques and DoD and Industry best practices, including MOSA, reuse, and flexible deployment.
• Develops implementation guidelines and concepts to apply principals to design products.
• Establishes design priorities to accomplish intended design approach.
• Communicates C&L design vision downward to C&L development teams, across to peer segment teams, and upward to program leadership and Customer personnel.
• Guides the development of all aspects of the GBSD C3 architecture and design.
• Leads the GBSD C&L architects’ team, consisting of key functional SMEs representing key functional domains (software, hardware, communications, information, cyber)
• Provides overall and detailed guidance on the development and association of the functional, logical, deployment and information architectures.
• Develops operational concepts and supporting architectural features. 
• Ensures consistency and completeness between design architectures and allocated requirements.
• Identifies architectural alternatives and defines and leads relevant trade studies.
• Provides design cohesion and consistency across the GBSD C3 development process.
• Ensures compliance with design vision.
• Supports definition and decomposition of key capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Ensures design consistency across the C3 program.
• Supports risk assessment and management efforts across C&L

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

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

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in science with 20+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 18+ years of experience; or PhD with 15+ years of experience
• Active Secret Clearance investigated within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access. 
• 2 years of experience with distributed ground command and control systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with PAR Clearances
• Master's Degree in a relevant technical specialty
• Ideal candidate will have experience in a technical leadership or management role on team’s 100+ individuals.
• Experience with ICBMs, Missile Programs, Command and Control, or Communications related programs.
• Experience with Cybersecurity of an Information Technology based system.
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations.

Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.