Northrop Grumman
aerospace & defense
ManagerSystemsEngineering3
“Manager Systems Engineering 3 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Systems Engineering, Discipline Execution, Process Improvement, Cross-Functional Partnerships. Ensure systems engineering organizations are operating with predictable, repeatable rigor. Perform analysis to understand process differences between sites”
What You'll Achieve.
achieve business outcomes; drive systems engineering program performance; drive engineering organizational performance across cost, schedule, technical, quality, critical skills and staff; achieve organizational objectives; improve overall sector performance and competitiveness
Industry & Context.
root cause and corrective actions
Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time, U. S. Citizenship is required, A current/active DoD secret clearance is required, ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP), Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher, ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI and Special Access Clearance, Position requires travel up to 25% of the time
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree with minimum of 10 years of experience, or a master’s degree with minimum 8 years of experience, or a PhD with minimum 6 years of experience in STEM related technical fields, Good general knowledge of Northrop Grumman portfolio of products, technologies and customers, Experience working across multiple lines of business and functional disciplines, Demonstrated experience leading systems development across the product development lifecycle, Demonstrated ability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business, Demonstrated success in championing change within the organization, Technical experience in any combination of Systems, Software, Hardware, or Cybersecurity engineering within the aerospace & defense industry with direct and tangible Systems Engineering experience, Demonstrated knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics and training resources, processes, and tools, Excellent verbal and written communication skills, project management skills, Solid understanding of engineering process, working familiarity with ISO 9001, working familiarity with AS9100, working familiarity with CMMI, U. S. Citizenship is required, A current/active DoD secret clearance is required, ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
Nice to Have
Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher, ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI and Special Access Clearance, experience in Systems Engineering, Demonstrated ability to partner with other stakeholders to achieve an optimum balance between project-level execution and enterprise-level efficiencies, Ability to operate independently based on strategic objectives, work in a team environment, collaborate across the corporation as required, Proven success in creating and executing affordability initiatives, Experience leading geographically dispersed functional teams, team members working remotely, Experience engaging with and briefing all levels of management
What You'll Do.
Ensure systems engineering organizations are operating with predictable
Perform analysis to understand process differences between sites
Implement change that achieves commonality
Define oversight methods
Implement methods to drive systems engineering program performance
Collaborate on engineering long-term vision
Execute strategy and collaborate with organizational peers
Partner with division engineering teams to improve systems engineering competitiveness
Leveraging sector reusable engineering assets
Providing support to program and product line teams
Partnering with other organizations to enhance systems engineering
Partner with other organizations to establish metrics
Improving engineering through updated
and efficient processes
Act as a sector interface to corporate teams
Foster collaboration through groups
Leads team focused on systems engineering Principles and Operating Procedures
Perform analysis on audit results
Implement plans to update processes
Partner with other functional organizations
Coordinating technical SMEs to support critical program milestones
Coordinate technical SMEs across organizations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Extensive collaboration across engineering disciplines; Partner extensively with cross-functional organizations; Lead a geographically distributed team of engineering professionals; Collaborate on engineering long-term vision; Collaborate with organizational peers; Partner with division engineering teams; Partnering with other organizations; Partner with other organizations; Foster collaboration through groups; Partner with other functional organizations; Coordinating technical SMEs; Coordinate technical SMEs across organizations; work in a team environment; collaborate across the corporation as required
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Process & Methodology
project management skills
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