Systems Engineering Manager – IPT Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret TRAVEL:
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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 3 – IPT Lead to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA.
* Please be aware that this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance at the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

The selected candidate will lead the consolidated Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Integrated Product Team (IPT) for a comprehensive system, integrating Mission Systems Engineering (MSE), Space Vehicle Systems Engineering (SVSE), and Payload Systems Engineering (PLSE). This individual will serve as the accountable leader for integrated systems engineering execution, including technical baseline integration, requirements and interface management, verification and validation, and cross-element technical closure from system definition through delivery.

The selected candidate will partner with the Chief Engineer and element leads to implement system-level technical decisions and ensure disciplined, coordinated execution across the program lifecycle.

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

-Lead and develop a high-performing SEIT IPT, establishing integrated systems engineering priorities, execution cadence, technical ownership, and accountability.

-Provide system-level leadership and oversight across MSE, SVSE, and PLSE including specialty engineering functions through the program lifecycle.

-Ensure system requirements are decomposed, allocated, traced, and verified at the appropriate levels.

-Oversee external and inter-element technical interfaces, ensuring leads establish definitions, controls, and closure plans.

-Lead execution of system-level verification and validation planning, readiness, evidence integration, and closure, ensuring compliance with customer and program requirements.

-Communicate the IPT’s status, risks, decisions, and recommended actions to program leadership and customers.

Basic Qualifications for Systems Engineering Manager 3 – IPT Lead:

-Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR-Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience OR-PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience-Candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (or equivalent) at time of application and prior to start date as well as the ability to obtain and maintain active SCI access within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Continued employment thereafter will be subject to the candidate’s maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

-Extensive systems…