Sentinel - Systems Engineer - Payload Advanced Equipment Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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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 Defense Systems sector is looking for a Supplier Management Team (SMT) Technical Lead for the Advanced Equipment Group within the Payload Team (PLT) Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the Sentinel Program, located at the Strategic Deterrence Division (SDS) headquarters in Roy, UT
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As the PLT Advanced Equipment Technical Lead, you will partner with the Program Element, Segment Executives, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, and Office of the Chief Engineer to lead a cross‑functional technical team of various engineering disciplines to manage major suppliers’ efforts focusing on technical excellence and rigor.

Primary job responsibilities are leading the technical oversight for PLT Advanced Equipment as the main engineering point of contact for the Program.

This includes aligning supplier technical activities with overall program technical baseline and verifying supplier technical deliverables are successfully integrated:

• Develop Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders.
• Assists Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for suppliers’ Request for Information (RFIs) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc.
• Responsible for suppliers’ proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations.
• Review and approve suppliers’ technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Partner with the SMTL to align suppliers’ technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints.
• Establish and track technical goals and commitments for suppliers to drive maturity and ensure high‑quality execution.
• Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring suppliers’ technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps.
• Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with supplier.

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 position’s 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.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 12 years of experience; or Master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience.
• Experience working with aerospace technology. For example, aerospace electronic/mechanical systems and/or payloads.
• Experience with the systems engineering “V” and different phases of the acquisition lifecycle including requirements development to acceptance testing.
• Experience in managing a technical baseline.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret…