Sentinel ESI Systems Engineer Manager
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required for start:
Yes. Clearance type:
Secret. Travel:
Yes, 10% 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 Defense Systems is seeking a 2nd‑level ESI Systems Engineering Manager to work with our Sentinel Systems Engineering, Integration, & Test (SEIT) Business Unit and be a contributing member of the System Integration and Sustainment (SIS) Enterprise Systems Integration (ESI) team. This multi‑tiered and multi‑disciplined team assesses external interfaces and mission‑scenario operational threads across the Weapon System (WS). The ESI org serves as system integrators to facilitate systems‑of‑systems interoperability and joint systems integration in partnership with customer counterparts and other key stakeholders across the enterprise.
This position may be located either in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.
In this position the ESI Manager serves both as a technical team lead and provides personnel support to the ESI organization. This role has responsibility for quality and technical execution of engineers and also interfaces with multiple stakeholders for external systems interfaces. Candidates must understand the intent of WS integration at the highest levels and drive engineering processes & analyses to prove successful systems‑level integration.
The successful candidate must demonstrate strong leadership and foundational systems engineering skills to drive processes and technical gap resolution of interface and requirement design solutions to achieve program and contract objectives.
- Communicate effectively and report status and progress metrics to Program Managers, IPT Management, and customers.
- Lead integration activities in support of systems‑of‑systems integration which may include integration test planning, problem identification and reporting, integration event execution, coordination with multiple stakeholders to facilitate effective and efficient communication.
- Support Program Management activities to ensure cost and schedule objectives are met; support program status efforts including Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tracking and Control Account Management (CAM) activities.
- Demonstrate leadership principles – Integrity, respect, organizational, communication, etc.
- Be proficient in the development of key system engineering artifacts such as requirement specifications and interface definition documents.
- Participate in technical planning, verification and validation development, cost and risk considerations, and requirements analyses for integrated systems.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to teams during project execution.
- Ensure appropriate coordination between SEIT and other integration teams.
- Identify risks and opportunities associated with integration.
- Provide functional management for a team with grade levels ranging from T01 through T05.
- Manage and forecast engineering resources in collaboration with engineering management and technical leaders.
- Thrive working in a fast‑paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative/team setting across all levels of the WS enterprise to include NG, SPO, and mission/industry partners.
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee…
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