
Sentinel Manager Electrical Engineering 2 - 20005
Required skills
- Secret clearance
- SAP approval
- Physical Security hardware systems
- earned value management
- COTS hardware systems
Nice to have
- Technical leadership
- ICBM experience
- facility access control
- intrusion detection
- delay & denial concepts
- Product Lifecycle Management tools
Role summary
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Physical Security Hardware Design Manager 2 in Roy, Utah, to manage the physical security hardware design scope for the Sentinel program. This role involves leading the design, procurement, testing, and qualification of physical security hardware solutions, managing cost, schedule, and risk as a Control Account Manager (CAM), and establishing a technical vision for a team of approximately 12 engineers. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field with 8 years of experience or a Master's Degree with 6 years of experience, an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance, and 5+ years of experience with Physical Security hardware systems. The role also involves functional management of direct reports, focusing on career development and performance.
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 Physical Security Hardware Design Manager 2. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.
What You’ll Get To Do:
- Manage the physical security hardware design scope as the program manager including the planning and program performance
- Lead the execution of designing, procuring, testing, and qualifying the Physical Security hardware solution for the Sentinel weapon system
- Executing all aspects of Physical Security hardware scope, including: maturing the technical baseline; managing cost, schedule, and risk as the CAM for all hardware scope; ensuring readiness and compliance of Physical Security design in preparation for PDR, CDR, and Qualification; driving stakeholder consensus for complex designs; and communicating project status to program leadership.
- Establish a technical vision for a team of ~12 engineers and will set the priorities for the team's execution
- Interface with a cross-domain community of systems, software, and test engineers, and will be a key stakeholder in multiple hardware lab environments
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of junior and senior engineers and foster a culture of strong technical rigor and professional development
- As a functional manager, the position will manage a team of directly reporting engineers in the areas of career development, performance feedback, goal setting, training, and engagement. The manager will hold regular 1on1 meetings with their team members and provide regular performance feedback and coaching. The manager will be the primary liaison between their engineering staff and the full breadth of engagement, training, and benefit resources at Northrop Grumman.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, 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 STEM field plus 8 years of experience, or Master's Degree in STEM field plus 6 years of experience
- Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
- 5+ years of experience with Physical Security hardware systems
- Experience with earned value management as a Control Account Manager (CAM) for a complex system
- Experience designing COTS hardware systems
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
- Technical leadership experience in a dynamic environment
- ICBM experience
- Experience with facility access control, intrusion detection, and delay & denial concepts
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management tools, especially Siemens Teamcenter
- Experience with Systems Engineering concepts (requirements, architecture, MBSE) and tools (DOORS, Cameo)
- Experience with Software integration and testing
- Experience with CAD modeling tools, especially Siemens NX
- Experience with hardware integration in a laboratory environment
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
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Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
technicalmedium - 2
Can you detail the function of a register table within embedded system design?
technicalmedium - 3
Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
system designmedium - 4
Can you discuss the role and functionality of a watchdog timer?
system designmedium - 5
What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
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