Manager Systems Engineering 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization 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! What You’ll Get To Do This is a dual-role manager position, balancing the overall functional oversight and management of a group of 15-20 engineers, against performance of productive work on a program or several programs. The candidate will spend ~20% of their time on support of the organization (functional duties) and ~80% of their time on technical program work. This position will report to the Mission Modeling Department manager as part of the senior staff. The work performed by the Mission Modeling team supports all business areas represented across the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability (MSTS) Division and is located at the Rolling Meadows campus. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills and will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver. They should have a history of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. They should have the ability to operate independently based on strategic objectives, work in a team environment, and collaborate across the organization, Division and Enterprise as required to accomplish goals. This position will specifically lead the Mission Modeling & Simulation team with the general responsibilities below: System Engineering Leadership Your role as a System Engineering Manager will include a broad range of activities to include: requirements engineering, system architecture and design, interface management, verification, and IPT leadership. Day to Day oversight of support to contract programs in all phases of the engineering life cycle to include concept evaluation, development, integration, production and sustainment programs. Day to Day oversight of company-internal strategic programs developing modeling capabilities and performing mission engineering analysis. MBSE Leadership Your role as an MBSE Manager will afford you responsibilities for: Planning, developing, integrating, and maintaining: descriptive and mission models Supporting integration of mission models with performance models and system architecture models Developing a robust modeling and simulation ecosystem through the development of modular interoperable and inspectable models and modeling tools Definition and refinement of SEIT Processes for executing programs using a model-based methodology In addition, you will: Oversee a team of engineers working multiple initiatives including follow-on contracts, new business growth opportunities, internal research and development, and capital projects. Guide the team in support and adherence to standard SEIT processes and the oversight of cost, schedule, and technical quality for SEIT execution on supported programs, including functional reviews for major milestone events (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.) and proposals as applicable. Work on staffing and workload forecast; employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development; employee training and identification, and training of skills required to execute on programs; management and execution of employee performance review processes; and leadership and execution for a multitude of functional management processes. Collaborate with our talent acquisition team to meet staffing commitments. This position will be full-time on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL. location. Basic Qualifications Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering / technical discipline with a minimum of 8 years’ experience; OR a Master of Science degree in an engineering / technical discipline with a minimum of 6 years’ experience. Demonstrated leadership experience and 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 success in leading, collaborating and developing cross functional teams of varying experience relating to hardware or software development, system design, or modeling and simulation Must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of management and individual contributors Demonstrated success working with internal and external customers to generate business and funding for projects or initiatives. Experience in Systems Engineering concepts of requirements generation and allocation, system design, system integration and validation, and system selloff. Experience in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) using languages (SysML) and tools (Rhapsody, Cameo, etc.) to manage requirements and develop analytical and descriptive models and use cases Experience with Mission Modeling Tools including AFSIM, Ansys Systems Tool Kit (STK), MATLAB, Simulink This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen. Active Secret clearance Preferred Qualifications Master's/PhD degree in a relevant technical area. Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) in the Defense industry or equivalent commercial experience with Program Management/Project Management duties, including operating under cost and schedule constraints.Experience supporting proposal development activities including SOW development, integrated master schedule (IMS), and Basis of Estimates (BOE) Proven record of collaboration across organizations and geographical locations Prior experience allocating functionality across hardware, firmware, and software designs Ability to use Mission Level Analysis to drive discriminating solutions into System Architecture trades of hardware and software Active Top Secret security clearance Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. #J-18808-Ljbffr Northrop Grumman