Systems Engineering Manager Security Clearance

Position: Systems Engineering Manager 2 with Security Clearance
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Yes, 10% of the Time 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.

Our Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to join our growing team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. You will become part of Northrop Grumman's Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS). IMS provides sustainment support for the US Air Force B-1, KC-135, and numerous other Government platforms. Our team members complete engineering, reverse engineering, and logistics solution efforts to solve complex obsolescence problems and ensure warfighter supportability.

This Systems Engineer Manager will lead a diverse team of electrical, mechanical, aerospace, and systems engineers to achieve organizational goals. They will provide engineering oversight for efforts within an Integrated Product Team (IPT), to include technical planning, requirements development and tracking, system integration, systems integrations lab (SIL), ground and flight testing, verification and validation, airworthiness, system safety, risk, reliability / maintainability, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.

Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, requirements, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. This person will lead project teams and be responsible for cost, schedule and performance Responsibilities:
* Direct supervision/management of the staff

* Create project plans, including project schedules and budgets

* Oversee and manage project execution and finances to the plan

* Integrate requirements vertically and horizontally across the project to ensure successful execution

* Brief Northrop Grumman management and customers on project status

* Identify and mitigate risks

* Communicate staffing and lab needs to ensure projects are adequately resourced

* Work with multiple engineering teams and cross-functional departments

* Lead business development and proposal activities for new projects

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of engineering leadership experience or master's degree with 6 years of engineering leadership experience

* Some background in aircraft engineering or maintenance

* Demonstrated expertise in system engineering processes and products throughout much of the program life cycle and providing technical leadership and guidance

* Ability to develop, execute, and manage a complex WBS and IMS via MS Project

* DoD Secret clearance required and the ability to gain program access

* Experience in managing both internal and external personnel and teams to include subcontractors

* Understanding and experience in formal risk and opportunity management

Preferred Qualifications:

* General understanding of NGDS Engineering processes

* Experience with DoD, B-1, and KC-135 aircraft systems

* Understanding and experience in earned value management

* Previous experience holding responsibility for cost, schedule and profit

* Proven performance as a Systems Engineering Leader in many of the phases of acquisition, design, integration, and execution. Candidate will require ability to rapidly assess and lend guidance to projects assigned to the organizational group as well as demonstrated mentoring and guidance to…