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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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.

As Lead of the CS SE&I KDC & STOS Integrated Node team, you will be responsible for leading systems engineering execution as the main focal point for CS product team systems engineering integration into the KDC and STOS Nodes. You will be expected to manage day to day operations of the KDC & STOS Integrated Node team. At a minimum, your KDC & STOS Integrated Node team will be responsible for the oversight and on-schedule development of the CS physical architecture, use cases, requirements, performance analysis, verification architecture model, and providing presentation materials suitable for Weapon System and CS Working Groups. As the KDC & STOS Integrated Node Team Lead, you will lead the implementation of the processes dictating requirements development, verification activities, OPSCON and use cases, CS architecture, and analysis model development. You will work with both the Program and CS Product Development Teams to develop and mature systems engineering content and artifacts using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methods. You will oversee and manage operational aspects of the KDC & STOS Integrated Node and serve as liaison among program management, planning, systems engineering, product teams, field engineering, logistics, and deployment engineering. You will have an opportunity to work with teammates across a wide variety of disciplines and become intimately familiar with all aspects of Sentinel. You will lead coordination and collaboration across the diverse CS engineering design teams to manage the technical baseline and facilitate the integration of CS products to meet Weapon System and segment level requirements. Your role will be responsible for ensuring that all CS products are electrically, mechanically, thermally, HEMP-shielded, radiation hardened and fully integrated together as a unit at the KDC & STOS Integrated Node to perform the CS mission. You will have opportunities to present at milestone reviews to program leadership and the customer, to include Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) and Functional Configuration Audits. You will also be expected to proactively coordinate with various teams to develop, document, and maintain design solutions. All job functions require close teamwork across technical disciplines and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in a fast-paced environment.

Roles and responsibilities:

Ownership of requirements, allocation to lower levels, Requirement vs Capability (RvsC), verification planning (e.g RVAM development), and analysis planning and execution in a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment across the nodes.

Communicate with the Weapon System, CS segment, and product teams to coordinate maturation and integration of CS content

Lead MBSE strategy and implementation of architecture models for CS

Lead team execution of MBSE architecture design, analysis, requirements analysis, requirement decomposition, and interface definition.

Lead development of Cameo physical architecture modeling

Coordinate with various teams to analyze, develop, document, and maintain systems engineering and integration artifacts and design solutions

Coordinate with CS product teams for establishing content within the physical architecture

Coordinate across multiple teams to ensure development of an integrated architecture model

Customer coordination and interfacing with Product IPTs to support systems engineering activities relating to the Sentinel weapon system

Present at internal milestone and external customer CDR reviews

Lead efforts to integrate vertically and horizontally among stakeholders to ensure a consistent vision and implementation for the integrated nodes within the CS system

Lead structured trade studies to evaluate alternative design solutions to resolve technical issues that impact multiple product teams with varying priorities and needs

Integrate design change and maturation requests by identifying and communicating impacts to other teams for inputs/consideration

Identify gaps within the design and/or requirements; provide a path forward for resolution that is cost effective, innovative, and has minimal impact to other teams

Conduct technical analyses of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements to products in accordance with specifications.

Recommend technical solutions in accordance with product specifications and recommend actions for coordinated product solution.

Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with engineering, project managers, and the customer

Acts as primary contact for project activities, leading project status review sessions with leadership, stakeholders, and sub-contractors to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance

Support the MMIII SLP-A/SKDC Critical Design Review (CDR) and own and execute the Sentinel KDC & STOS Integrated Node CDRs

Support planning and executing the EMD SOW, proactively interfacing with other SE&I organizations and teams to ensure successful allocation and verification of requirements

Ensuring team members have sufficient statement of work, balancing resources within your team, and verifying proper charging practices are followed.

Coordinating with Sentinel leadership and functional management to ensure appropriate staffing/de-staffing actions are developed and executed relative to your teams needs

Interpreting higher level guidance for implementation within the team for process implementation and improvement

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and a minimum 8 years of related experience or master's degree with 6 years of related experience

US Citizenship with Active U.S. Government Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years

Experience in verification planning

Experience with Requirement development and management

1+ years of experience with MBSE Tools such as Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope

Experience with Sentinel facility design and weapon system integration

Experience with certification or accreditation activities such as airworthiness, nuclear surety, or cybersecurity

Ability to lead a team of approximately 7-8 engineers and manage a small support team

Extensive experience with MBSE Tools such as Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody (3+ years)

Experience with Agile Development

1+ years' experience as team lead and team development

Experience with DoDAF standards and methods

Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to brief Segment, Program and Customer leadership

Experience with Critical Design Reviews

Experience with complex system development on large programs

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.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $230,800.00The 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.