Sentinel Sr Staff Engineer Mechanical - 16632

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Defense Systems sector is looking for a Sr Staff Mechanical Engineer. This position will be located located in Roy, UT.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines. As the Major Maintenance Vehicles SMT Technical Lead, you will partner with the Program Element and Segment Executives, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, Office of the Chief Engineer, and lead a cross-functional technical team of various systems engineering disciplines managing major supplier efforts focusing on technical excellence and technical rigor.

Primary job responsibilities are leading the technical oversite for Major Maintenance Vehicles 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 Major Maintenance Vehicles 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 Major Maintenance Vehicles Request for Information (RFIs ) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc.

• Responsible for Major Maintenance Vehicles proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations.

• Review and approve Major Maintenance Vehicles’ technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

• Partner with the SMTL to align Major Maintenance Vehicles technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints.

• Establish and track technical goals and commitments for Major Maintenance Vehicles to drive maturity and ensure high-quality execution.

• Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring Major Maintenance Vehicles technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps.

• Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with Major Maintenance Vehicles.

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.  

Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, 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

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 10 years of related engineering experience.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).

• Experience working with DOORS, CPLM, and other configuration management tools.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Prior Supplier Management Experience on a Program in the Development phase.

• Technical evaluations of supplier proposals & subsequent contract negotiations.

• Experience in managing technical risks and opportunities.

• Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) or being a control account manager (CAM).

Primary Level Salary Range: $151,400.00 - $227,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.