Northrop Grumman Australia · 12 hours ago
Sentinel - Staff Systems Engineer - Payload Advanced Equipment Lead - 5840-2
United States-Utah-Roy
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$153K/yr - $229K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Supplier Management Team Technical Lead for the Advanced Equipment Group within the Payload Team for the Sentinel Program. The role involves leading technical oversight for suppliers, managing technical deliverables, and ensuring alignment with program objectives while driving technical excellence.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders
Assists Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for suppliers’ Request for Information (RFIs) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc
Responsible for suppliers’ proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations
Review and approve suppliers’ technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Partner with the SMTL to align suppliers’ technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints
Establish and track technical goals and commitments for suppliers to drive maturity and ensure high-quality execution
Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring suppliers’ technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps
Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with supplier
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 12 years of experience; or Master's degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
Experience working with aerospace technology. For example, aerospace electronic/mechanical systems and/or payloads
Experience with the systems engineering 'V' and different phases of the acquisition lifecycle including requirements development to acceptance testing
Experience in managing a technical baseline
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Experience with complex system development on large programs
Experience leading teams for Reentry Systems design and/or procurement
Prior Supplier Management Experience on a Program in the Development phase
Technical evaluations of supplier proposals & subsequent contract negotiations
Experience in managing technical risks and opportunities
Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) or being a control account manager (CAM)
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
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