Sentinel - Staff Systems Engineer - 17379

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 5) to join its team. This position is in Roy, Utah 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) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

In this role, you will work with our Sentinel Systems Engineering, Integration, & Test (SEIT) Business Unit and be a contributing member of the System Integration and Sustainment (SIS) Enterprise Systems Integration team. This multi-tiered and multi-disciplined team assesses external interfaces and mission scenario operational threads across the Weapon System (WS). The team serves as system integrators to facilitate systems of systems interoperability and joint systems integration in partnership with customer counterparts and other key stakeholders across the enterprise.

The selected candidate will work in a dynamic people-focused environment. Candidates for this position must be able to understand the intent of WS integration at the highest levels and drive engineering processes & analyses to prove successful design integration and analyze for potential gaps. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership and foundational systems engineering skills to drive process and technical gap resolution of interface and requirement design solutions to achieve program and contract objectives. Demonstrated ability to foster diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, and the ideal candidate will have demonstrated success collaborating and leading Engineering teams.

Responsibilities include:

• →Lead Integration activities in support of systems-of-systems integration which may include integration test planning, problem identification and reporting, integration event execution, coordination with multiple stakeholders to facilitate effective and efficient communication
• →Demonstrate leadership principles – Integrity, respect, organizational, communication, etc.
• →Be proficient in the development of key system engineering artifacts such as requirement specifications and interface definition documents   
• →Ensure appropriate coordination between SEIT and other integration teams
• →Participate in technical planning, verification and validation development, cost and risk considerations, and requirements analyses for integrated systems
• →Identify risks and opportunities associated with or driven by design, systems, or analysis factors.
• →Collaborate and communicate with multi-functional teams and all collaborators
• →Provide guidance and mentoring to teams during project execution
• →Work independently with minimum supervision, positive demeanor and highest ethics

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 Years with bachelor’s in science; 10 Years with masters; 8 Years with PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)
• 10 years of experience with Agile and working in a cross-functional Scrum teams.
• 10 years of experience with Product Owner and Product Manager core responsibilities
• 4 years of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems
• 2 years of experience on large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production.
• 2 years of experience with Systems Engineering program milestone events (e.g., PDR, CDR)
• 2 years of experience working with external customers to meet program expectations in a timely and efficient manner.
• 2 years of experience supporting DoD contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience in other industries

• Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems-of-systems.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Experience executing and boarding Risks, Issues & Opportunities
• Teamcenter/CPLM experience
• Continuous Process Improvement experience
• Experience with Agile
• Experience in creating, updating, and maintaining Model-Based Systems Engineering products
• Experience collaborating with multiple functional groups, subcontracts, and government customer representatives
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently
• Customer-focused mindset with proven leadership skills and excellent communication skills

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

This position's standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.