Sentinel - Sr Staff Systems Engineer - 18476

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available\n\nCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes\n\nCLEARANCE TYPE: Secret\n\nTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time\n\n## Description\n\nAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people\u0027s 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\u0027s 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 \u2014 and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they\u0027re making history.\n\nNorthrop Grumman - Strategics Deterrent Systems (SDS) division is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineering Technical Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse professionals. This full-time position will be based in Roy, UT, and will provide technical leadership and decision-making over all engineering disciplines. The incumbent will guide the flight-test campaign from concept through completion, overseeing all acquisition milestones.\n\nWhat You\u2019ll Get To Do: (Essential Functions)\n\n * Serve as the technical authority and primary decision maker for all milestones, including System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and the subsequent flight-test phases\n * Coordinating test planning, executing hardware and software verifications, managing data-collection efforts, analyzing results, and ensuring that technical deliverables meet performance, safety, and schedule objectives\n * The Technical Lead will serve as the primary liaison to customers, range partners, and subcontractors, exercising final approval authority for drawings, analyses, test plans, and related work products\n * Write and deliver test presentations in support of program reviews and customer delivery (CDRL) development\n * Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal/external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables\n\n\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n * Education \u0026 experience \u2013 Bachelor\u2019s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a closely-related technical discipline and at least 14 Years with Bachelors in Science; 12 Years with Masters; 10 Years with PhD\n\n * Clearance \u2013 U.S. citizen eligible for a Secret (or higher) security clearance and able to obtain any program-specific clearance required\n\n * Requires at least 5 years leading large, cross-functional missile/launch-vehicle programs)\n\n * Full-lifecycle execution \u2013 Experience driving program execution through various phases of the acquisition lifecycle (System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, or flight-test execution) with experience as a technical-approval authority for drawings, analyses, test plans, or other related work products\n\n * Technical communication \u2013 Strong ability to translate complex technical information into clear briefings for senior leadership, customer partners, and range authorities, enabling rapid and accurate decision-making\n\n * Leadership \u0026 mentorship \u2013 Experienced in mentoring junior engineers and leading formal development programs\n\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n * Range-safety expertise \u2013 Demonstrated experience interfacing with Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) safety authorities to create and certify comprehensive data packages that satisfy applicable range-safety requirements and regulatory criteria.\n\n * Missile-system proficiency \u2013 Experience designing developing, testing, integrating, and/or analyzing missile systems and subsystems (propulsion, aerodynamics, flight-control, structures, and/or guidance-navigation-control).\n\n * Test-campaign leadership \u2013 Experience related to flight-test campaigns, including planning, execution and data capture, and post-test analysis.\n\n * Process-improvement champion \u2013 Initiated and institutionalized process improvements that became organization-wide best-practice templates.\n\n\n\n\nAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:\n\n * Medical, Dental \u0026 Vision coverage\n * 401k\n * Educational Assistance\n * Life Insurance\n * Employee Assistance Programs \u0026 Work/Life Solutions\n * Paid Time Off\n * Health \u0026 Wellness Resources\n * Employee Discounts\n\n\n\nThis position\u2019s 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.\n\n#Sentinelintandtest\n\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00\n\nThe 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\u0027s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.\n\nDepending 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNorthrop 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.\n