Sentinel - Test Engineering Manager

Overview

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Test Engineering Manager
2. This position will be located in Roy, UT or El Segundo, CA and will support the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret. TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.

This dual-hat role requires the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities. The Functional management portion will comprise up to 20% of the candidate s time, with 80% technical responsibilities: supporting SDS programs as an engineer within the same function. The candidate will act across multiple organizations to drive execution.

As a Functional Manager, you will provide a wide range of people leadership and mentoring activities, foster a culture of learning and growth, facilitate the performance management cycle for direct reports (goal setting, mid and end-of-year reviews, performance evaluations, and compensation), and mentor for career growth, training, and certifications funding, stretch assignments, etc.

Essential Functions you will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Promotes the professional development of the Homeroom workforce and fosters a collaborative culture that sustains momentum around employee engagement, inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement
• Manages and guides direct report annual goals, performance evaluations and compensation reviews
• Ensures accurate time charging and timecard approvals
• Manages conflict resolution, performance issues and improvement plans
• Mentors career growth for team of direct reports
• Aligns direct reports to technical roles based on program needs
• Helps identify stretch assignments and opportunities, with a deep understanding of systems engineering processes, Agile methodologies, and strong project management capabilities to ensure delivery against schedules and budgets

Technical Oversight of the AVE Integrated Test Program:

• Develop and implement a unified AVE T&E strategy that incorporates programmatic requirements, compliance documents, and Northrop Grumman T&E policies, procedures and processes
• Establish and maintain a robust T&E framework that organizes test events around key decisions, ensuring relevant data is captured, utilized, and communicated to stakeholders
• Build and validate comprehensive AVE test flow diagrams mapping test event sequencing, relationships, and dependencies to support critical decisions and milestones
• Lead efforts to standardize T&E processes across all test teams by documenting processes in the Integrated Test Plan (ITP) to ensure consistency and efficiency
• Define early baselines for all tests, capturing preliminary test plans that outline objectives, scope, limitations, and critical details to meet early programmatic milestone entry/exit criteria

Cross-Team Collaboration and Integration:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including systems engineering, program management, design, and manufacturing, to align with program objectives and milestones
• Partner with Systems Engineering to develop testable requirements and implement robust verification plans
• Enhance MBSE tools to integrate T&E strategy, test frameworks, early test plan baselines, and test flows into a unified AVE ITP
• Use MBSE tools to identify gaps early, streamline process audits, and ensure alignment across program milestones
• Interface with the US Government customer and the Combined Test Force through Integrated Test Plan reviews and the AVE Test Working Group
• Work with Segment, Element, and Subsystem Test Teams to define and baseline the scope of test events
• Proactively identify and address gaps or overlaps in the test program, quantify risks, and document feasible mitigations through the program’s risk management process

Project Management:

• Serve as the Control Account Manager (CAM) delegate for Integrated Test Planning Work Packages
• Maintain updated estimates for project completion, manage schedule forecasts, and align with program milestones
• Develop corrective actions for any cost or schedule variances, documenting risks and opportunities, and maintaining project…