Director - Systems Engineering Discipline Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Space Systems is seeking a Director 2 – Systems Engineering Discipline Lead. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA and will report to the Vice President of Western Region Engineering.

In this role, you will lead a growing Systems Engineering organization across our Western Region locations:
Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach, CA;
Azusa, CA;
Commerce, CA;
Goleta, CA;
Oxnard, CA;
San Diego, CA; and Gilbert, AZ. You will be responsible for strategic leadership, people management, and day-to-day operational oversight. The Systems Engineering organization spans the following disciplines:
Communication Systems Engineering, Mission Payload Systems Engineering, Space Vehicle Systems Engineering, Specialty Engineering (including Radiation and Reliability), Mission Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Cyber Systems Engineering, Requirements & Verification, and Flight Operations.

You will drive both strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring the directorate’s technical capabilities align with program requirements, long-range sector priorities, and corporate objectives. You will bring deep Systems Engineering expertise (including system architecture, SEIT leadership, integration and test, verification and validation) and a demonstrated track record of functionally leading large, complex organizations.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical and people leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of all major disciplines/functions within the Systems Engineering organization.
• Drive long‑range strategic planning, ensuring organizational alignment with sector goals, program needs, future technology requirements, and the continued critical skill/infrastructure build‑up for the Western Systems Engineering organization.
• Lead efforts to optimize people, processes, and tools to support successful captures and program execution activities across the full lifecycle, including development, qualification, manufacturing, integration, test, and flight operations.
• Provide ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support SE recruiting, employee development and engagement, skills development, NCTA efforts, staffing, and process and product development.
• Ensure application of sound System Engineering processes during capture, conceptual, design, qualification, manufacturing, integration and test of systems in the Space Systems portfolio.
• Oversee program/project reviews, including leading Independent Review Teams for key customer milestones such as SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, and drive SE process improvement plans, proposal review, and commitment authority for SE scope of work.
• Quickly engage to identify and diagnose program challenges across their full lifecycle, including development,…