Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Section Manager 2 to be located in Huntsville, AL.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Will Get To Do:

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 with one or more of the following specific skills: Model Based Systems Engineering (Cameo), Requirements Management (DOORS), Verification Planning, Interface definition and planning, and Human Systems Integration/Human Factors Engineering.

Essential functions include:

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees.

• Provide ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions.

• Supporting FHR efforts in areas of process improvement, training and staffing.

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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of experience or Master's degree in STEM and 6 years of experience.

• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years

• Must have a current Sentinel Special Access Program (SAP).

• 1 year of experience utilizing EVM techniques.

• 1 year of experience in Human Systems Integration / Human Factors Engineering.

• Existing technical scope of work within the Systems Engineering Team (SET) of the Sentinel Systems Engineering and Integration Team (SEIT) Segment.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master’s degree in STEM.

• General understanding of NG Systems Engineering Processes.

• Minimum 1 year of demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Working knowledge and/or experience across engineering disciplines (SE, SW, HW, etc.).

• Experience with ICBMs.

• Prior experience managing/leading an engineering team to include performance reviews for direct reports.

• Knowledge of deriving requirements from MIL-STD-1472 and implementing them on a major DoD Acquisition program.

• 5 years’ experience as an Earned Value Management System Control Account Manager (EVMS CAM) and/or past profit and loss statement (P&L) accountability.

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and ability to interface with senior management, peers, and employees.