Northrop Grumman Australia · 20 hours ago
SDS Systems Engineering Department Manager 3 - 17508
United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$167K/yr - $290K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Systems Engineering Department Manager 3 to join their Engineering team within the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division. This role involves leading and managing the Systems Support and Logistics Department, overseeing multiple business areas, and ensuring the successful achievement of program goals while mentoring and developing talent within the organization.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Set operating objectives and provide mentorship to Functional Home Room (FHR) Section Managers (SMs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy
Provide oversight and assistance to multiple business areas within the division portfolio (Sentinel/GBSD, ICBM Sustainment, and Advanced Programs)
Provide the people, skills, and processes for successful achievement of program goals
Be responsible for managing planning, risk, project performance, schedule, technical quality, and addressing technical or operational problems when necessary
Assist engineers and program staff to develop and maintain talent within the organization
Have frequent contact with equivalent level managers and programs to maintain and exceed health and performance for all programs
Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees
Provides ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions
Accountability for recruiting, staffing, and retaining talent to deliver on the objectives
Supporting proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis
Owning and leading improvements across employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent
Mentor, develop, and train your section managers, and overall employee base
Reviews and analyzes released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of related experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or Master's Degree in STEM and 6 years of related experience
Active Secret Clearance
The ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance and Special Program Access
Experienced in requirements development/management using DOORS or similar tool
Experience in model development/management using CAMEO or similar tool
Experience in Model Based System Engineering with an understanding of DODAF and SysML
Preferred
Master's Degree with 9 years of experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics), preferably an Engineering degree
Proven performance as an Engineering Leader in all phases of acquisition, design, integration, and execution. Candidate will require ability to rapidly assess and lend guidance to projects assigned to the organizational group as well as demonstrated mentoring and guidance to engineers
Working knowledge and/or experience across engineering disciplines
Experience with the development of mechanical systems and/or physical infrastructure
Experience on ICBMs
Experience creating or growing new sections or departments
Experience managing an engineering team
Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within a diverse team
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with Special Program Access (SAP)
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase