Systems Engineering Manager 3

Northrop Grumman

. Your primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $166,700 - $276,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Your primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.
You will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.
Primary responsibilities are the management of teams focused on design integration, liaison engineering, stress/fracture critical engineering and analysis, standard parts and ECAD/MCAD Librarians.
Cultivating employee and customer relationships to develop further opportunities within design integration, liaison engineering, stress/fracture critical engineering, and standard parts.
Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.
Working collaboratively with cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost (including affordability), schedule and technical performance objectives.
Measuring and reporting program performance.
Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.
Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
Lead the System Design Integration organization within GBSD SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration & Test).
Responsible for the execution of the day to day system design disciplines including design integration, liaison engineering, stress/fracture critical engineering and analysis, standard parts and ECAD/MCAD Librarians.
Responsible for planning and executing their respective EMD SOW, proactively interfacing with other SEIT organizations and GBSD IPTs to ensure successful flow down and verification of requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors of Science Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with a minimum 8 years of related experience or Masters with minimum 6 years of related experience.
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access within a period of time, that meets current business needs
Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields would be nice to have.
Program management experience would be nice to have.
A minimum of five years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager, developing and overseeing tradeoffs of requirements, design, performance, cost, and schedule to address affordability constraints would be nice to have.
A minimum of five years in leading teams, people and projects would be nice to have.
Success as a leader of large technical organization would be nice to have.
Experience managing teams in design integration, liaison engineering, stress/fracture critical engineering/analysis, standard parts and ECAD/MCAD Librarians is a plus.
Experience building relationships with customers and employees would be nice to have.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

design integrationliaison engineeringstress engineeringfracture critical engineeringanalysisEarned Value Managementbudget managementrisk managementprogram managementworkforce planning

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcustomer relationship managementcommunicationteam managementperformance measurementproblem-solvingstrategic planninginterpersonal skillsorganizational skills

Certifications

U.S. Government Secret ClearanceSpecial Program Access