The SCS Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 (SAD)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineering Section Manager to join the Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Systems (SCS) Systems Engineering Department. This position is in Melbourne, Florida.

The SCS Systems Engineering Section Manager for the System Architecture Design Section will execute Section Manager responsibilities on a 20% allocation and execute technical statement of work within this section on an 80% allocation.

Key Responsibilities (20% Section Manager, 80% Systems Engineering Contributor):

• Coach and develop the performance and career objectives of direct staff, including training, quarterly conversations, performance evaluations, time keeping, merit reviews, promotions, and disciplinary processes

• Plan and review compensation actions; enforce HR policies and procedures

• Hire candidates to fulfill the business needs of the SCS business unit

• Manage cost and schedule related to technical scope of section to ensure section delivers products or services on time and within budget

• Track progress through technical performance metrics

• Maintain a high level of integrity in alignment with our NG Values and Leadership Behaviors

• Execute tasking related to the technical scope of section

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 9 years engineering experience OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of engineering experience

• Must have an active DoD Top Secret (interim at minimum) clearance

• Recently demonstrated knowledge of Systems Engineering practices

• Experience in the military aerospace development environment

• Previous Systems Engineering leadership experience

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) with direct responsibility for managing cost and schedule

• Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (such as Cameo or Rhapsody) to model large systems with multiple developers

• Solid understanding of system architecture best practices

• Expertise in CAMEO meta chain navigation to generate custom queries (expert level knowledge)

• Experience with black box/white box

• Experience applying MBSE concepts throughout the system life cycle (requirements, architecture, design, verification, validation)

• Skilled in scripting (Python, JavaScript) for automation of repetitive modeling tasks

• Experience with CAMEO configuration management (Define branching/merging strategies, lock policies, and model baselines aligned with project governance)

• Expert knowledge DoDAF or SysML

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

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.