RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Director for Sentinel Specialty Engineering within the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division. This position will be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel program.  Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems.

What You Will Get To Do:

Lead the Specialty Engineering organization within Sentinel Systems Engineering & Integration, reporting to the SE&I Integrated Product Team Lead. Responsibilities include leadership over the following areas:

• • Responsibilities related to all areas within specialty engineering
    • Management of specialty engineering work scope including planning, budgeting, and reporting
    • Coordinate on specialty engineering topics across various integrated product teams (IPTs)
    • Leadership and coordination on specialty engineering-focused internal and external stakeholder engagements (engineering review boards, customer sync meetings, formal working groups, etc.)
    • Ensuring flowdown and satisfaction of requirements based on specialty engineering analyses
  • Human Factors Engineering
    • Responsible for Human-System integration
    • Performs human suitability assessments for weapon system operations and maintenance tasks
  • Nuclear Hardness and Survivability
    • Provide design support related to hostile nuclear environments
    • Responsible for completion of characterization and qualification testing
    • Responsible for hostile environment verification & validation
  • Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3)
    • Provide oversight for E3 areas of concern including Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO), and TEMPEST
  • System Safety
    • System and Range Safety assessment, reporting, and coordination
  • Parts, Materials, and Processes
    • Material assessments, specifications, and approval
    • Corrosion prevention and control
  • Weapon System Configuration and Data Management
    • System Configuration Definition / Control
    • Project Engineering
    • Data Management
  • Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability assessment
  • Life Cycle Cost analysis
  • Liaison Engineering
  • Mass Properties assessment

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

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 a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 10 years of progressive engineering experience
• Minimum of 5 years in leadership
• Active DoD Secret clearance, investigation must have been completed within last 5 years
• Parts, Materials and Process experience
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• ICBM experience
• Prior experience interfacing with USAF leadership personnel
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
• 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.
• 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

Primary Level Salary Range: $187,700.00 - $311,000.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.