Senior Systems Engineering Manager

6 days ago


Richmond, Virginia, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager of Systems Engineers to lead our Civil Space Systems team within the Tactical Space Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Sterling, VA.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of 2 Managers and 40-50 Engineers in developing, designing, analyzing, and overseeing the production, test, and operation of spacecraft systems.
  • Provide direction to supporting Systems Engineering (SE) managers and guide SE teams to ensure a common goal that aligns with the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) program business goals and overall Civil Space Systems (CSS) goals for TSSD.
  • Develop and maintain a team capable of completing mission goals established by the division's strategy, including business development, proposal writing, IR&D, and programs.
  • Conduct career planning and performance reviews with direct staff, perform compensation and bonus planning, and process promotions.
  • Represent the Systems Engineering organization by reviewing proposal technical and price baselines, attending and supporting milestone reviews, auditing SE Earned Value baselines and performance, reviewing SE risks and burndown plans, supporting failure boards and program monthly reviews, and auditing program metrics.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related STEM discipline with a minimum of 14 years of experience or a Master's degree in technical fields and 12 years of experience with at least 5 years in a management or related leadership position.
  • Proficiency in related engineering programs, Microsoft Office or equivalent document generation programs, Microsoft SharePoint or equivalent collaboration tool, Matlab or equivalent computational tool.
  • Experience in systems engineering functional management and demonstrated leadership experience.
  • General understanding of hiring process and ability to make key hiring decisions.
  • Experience balancing workforce versus budget and balancing SE staffing for multiple programs.
  • Experience developing career development plans for staff at various experience levels.
  • Experience with personnel management including conflict resolution.
  • Experience with earned value and program planning.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience managing diverse technical teams towards a common goal.
  • Experience with the complete space mission development life-cycle, especially for NASA human spaceflight programs.
  • Early mission architectures and concept development, including CONOPS & mission planning.
  • Proposal technical writing, gate reviews, and SE labor estimating.
  • Establishment of requirements and engineering management plans.
  • Review and refinement of spacecraft, payloads, and ground segment designs.
  • Planning and support of space vehicle Integration and Test activities.
  • Multi-discipline space engineering experience interfacing with team members in any of the following fields: Avionics for Command and Data Handling design and development, Electrical design at a card, component, or system level, FPGA / Processor design and development, Flight & Ground Software design and development, Avionics for Power distribution system design and development (Both High and Low Voltage Bus Design), System simulators, flatsats, and testbeds.
  • Mechanical design and development (Understanding of both launch loads as well as space docking loads, Understanding of deployment mechanisms).
  • Thermal control system design and development (Thermal control techniques in both a vacuum and/or ambient condition).
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering approaches, tools, and methods in a space mission or related aerospace project.
  • Experience with agile methods for Systems engineering as applied to the development, production, and operation phases of a space mission.
What We Offer

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.



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