RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Description**
At 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.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a **Functional Homeroom Systems Engineering Manager 2.** This position is located at either **Huntsville, AL or Roy, Utah.** Relocation assistance may be provided.
**What You'll Get To Do:**
The selected candidate will be responsible for a Systems Engineering discipline Section within the SDS Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to the GN&C Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 8 and 12 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities will be personnel performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members, as well as staffing of roles on projects.
As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend roughly 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom responsibilities with 80% of your efforts focused on a technical assignment on an SDS project or IPT (80% technical scope not a part of the requisition).
The successful candidate will be experienced in systems engineering and Guidance, Navigation, and Control with one or more of the following specific skills:
- Development and analysis of GN&C algorithms (guidance, navigation, control)
- Development, verification and/or validation of complex 6 degree of freedom vehicle models
- Modeling of key GN&C missile components such as inertial measurement units (IMU) or thrust vector control (TVC) systems
- Demonstrated proficiency MATLAB and Simulink
- Pre-flight performance assessment and post-flight verification analyses
This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as the individual's current program responsibilities on program. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise 20% of the candidate's time.
Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, 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 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 Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) with at least 8 years of related experience
- Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance
- Managing people preferred
- Experience with process improvement, and driving cadence of team's execution
- Strategic Deterrence System (SDS) Scope of Work (80% FTE)
**These Qualifications would be nice to have:**
- M.S. or equivalent advanced degree in applicable technical discipline
- 5+ years of experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineering
- 3+ years of experience leading a project/team, including mentoring and coaching
- 3+ years of experience with a software version control system, such as Git
- 5+ years of experience with MATLAB/Simulink
- 3+ years of experience with Object-Oriented Programming
- Proficiency in technical writing and documentation
Primary Level Salary Range: $135,100.00 - $224,000.00
The 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.