Space TS/SCI Manager Systems Engineering 1

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking to fill a Systems Engineering Manager 1 position under our Remote Sensing Programs Systems Engineering Organization within the Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) Division at Rolling Meadows, IL.  The selected candidate will manage a diverse team of systems engineers performing system design, system analysis, system requirements allocation and management, system modeling and simulation, supporting developing and maintaining the system-level testing process during all phases of product development and manufacturing including system integration and qualification of our Payload and Ground Systems product lines and programs.

The responsibilities associated with managing a team include:

• Leadership for support and adherence to standard SEIT processes

• Oversight of cost, schedule, and technical quality for SEIT execution on supported programs

• Provide technical contributions on assigned programs, including subject matter expert reviews for major milestone events (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.). SEIT support as an individual contributor, and leadership of root cause and corrective action analysis as required.

• Support to hiring, staffing and workload forecasting including identification and training of skills required to execute on programs

• Provide employee mentoring, career development, and training opportunities

• Management and execution of employee performance review processes

• Creating an inclusive and engaging environment that promotes employee retention

• Support MBSE, Common Product Architecture (CPA), and Agile implementation that provide a competitive advantage for our customers.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline

• Minimum of 5+ years (3+ years with MS or 0 with PhD) of relevant professional experience, preferably in an aerospace or defense-oriented engineering environment

• Experience in managing a team of employees, management of project work, and current software technologies/tools

• Must be experienced in all aspects of the systems engineering process, from requirements analysis through verification testing and have proven demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

• High proficiency in technical problem solving, to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring

• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Candidate must work on-site in a SCIF and be able to support up to 10% travel

• Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Functional management experience leading teams, especially in a Systems Engineering, Technology Development or Systems Development role

• A proven history of technology development including technology/product conception and development activities through technology readiness levels (TRL 1-7)

• Experience with EO/IR/RF systems: sensors/antennas, transmitters/receivers, optics, or related defense system

• Experience in all aspects of the engineering process / lifecycle, from requirements analysis through verification testing

• Background and understanding in various tools and techniques associated with cost/schedule management

• Proficiency in MS Project, MS Office, MATLAB, Simulink, Model Based Engineering (MBE), and Agile techniques

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