Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Post Flight Analysis Manager 2. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel Program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
The selected candidate will be responsible for a Systems Engineering discipline Section within the SDS Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to an SDS Systems Engineering Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 8 and 12 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities will be personnel performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members, as well as staffing of roles on projects.
As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend roughly 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom responsibilities with 80% of your efforts focused on a technical assignment on an SDS project or IPT.
What You’ll Get To Do:
Grow, develop, and manage a diverse team of post flight analysis engineers
Modify existing post-flight analysis tools written in MATLAB and C++
Develop modernized tools based on legacy Fortran tools
Flight test data analysis to include Best Estimate of Trajectory generation, GPS signal processing and refinement, and RV accuracy analysis
System performance assessment, requirements analysis, verification and validation, design, development, and integration
Create technical reports and present analysis results
Interface with internal and external customers
Perform root-cause analysis for out of tolerance and anomalous test data results
People leadership for a systems engineering organization, to include performance management, career development, staffing, and merit planning
Working with program leadership to assess issues and developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and program cost/schedule objectives as well as developing and maintaining metrics for monitoring the team's progress
Managing cost accounts associated with assigned statement of work
This positions 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.
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
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) with at least 8 Years of related experience or 6 Years with Masters degree in STEM
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Experience with one or more of the following languages: C++, Python, MATLAB
These Qualifications Are Nice To Have:
Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.
3+ years’ experience developing trajectory simulation tools or similar analysis tools
3+ years’ experience as a scrum master or leading an agile development team
Familiarity with ICBM Accuracy Assessment
Demonstrated ability to lead/manage a project including task development, scheduling, tracking, reporting status
Proven capable of being organized, efficient, and handling multiple tasks while paying attention to detail
Excellent written and oral communication as candidate will be expected to prepare briefings for leadership
At least 1 year leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule