Sentinel - Material Process Engineering Manager 2 - 18821

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Material Process Engineering Manager 2. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

Candidate will be responsible to manage a motivated team of PM&P engineers within a matrixed functional organization, ensuring integration and collaboration across design and manufacturing teams under an overarching Systems Engineering framework. 

Candidate will demonstrate ability to communicate effectively across engineering disciplines and design teams. Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively to resolve issues, determine priorities, and implement solutions. Candidate experience with industry and military standards and specifications is preferred.

As a section manager you will manage a team of individual contributors within PM&P, these individuals may support one or more programs within SDS.

• Provide performance feedback, training, mentoring and coaching to your employees.

• Support workforce planning and maintain sufficient depth and breadth of skillsets within your teams core discipline to meet program needs.

• Responsible for employee performance reviews and supporting employee career development.

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees.

• Support development and refinement of processes and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions.

• Support proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis.

• Support employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent.

• Serve as the systems-engineering liaison for Sentinel Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) on all COTS activities. 

Technical:

• Serve as the systems‑engineering liaison for Sentinel Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) on all COTS activities. 

• Identify, assess, and document COTS part candidates that satisfy SEMP requirements, functional/operational needs, mission criticality, and Open System Architecture compatibility; store evidence in CPLM/BTP repositories. 

• Deliver the COTS Management Plan and all associated CDRLs, ensuring timely, compliant delivery per the Statement of Work and Integrated Management Schedule. 

• Provide selection option analyses for required COTS parts, presenting trade‑offs and risk assessments to the Engineering Review Board. 

• Evaluate supplier capabilities—inventory control, production capacity, logistics compliance, and SCRM posture—and coordinate SCMP guidance with the Subcontract Management Team and vendors. 

• Develop and track mitigation strategies (alternate COTS, modifications, tailoring, procedural changes, redesigns, deviations, waivers) and verify implementation. 

• Coordinate DMSMS (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Materials Shortages) activities, ensuring long‑term part availability and lifecycle support. 

• Manage GIDEPS alerts, assess impact on COTS selections, and execute corrective actions. 

• Generate and verify CDR‑related CDRLs, confirming compliance with exit criteria, SOW, and schedule milestones. 

• Maintain disciplined documentation, traceability, and cross‑functional communication to flag risks early and drive proactive resolution. 

• Understand and align with the Team’s Statement of Work across multiple disciplines, integrating requirements from reliability, accelerated life testing, nuclear hardness/surety, cyber security, environmental constraints, system safety, EMEE, materials/processes, human factors, and system security engineering. 

• Serve as the Design Point‑of‑Contact (POC) for plug‑in interfaces, ensuring seamless integration of COTS components into the overall Sentinel architecture.

The ideal candidate is capable of creating and managing high performing teams while providing technical, administrative and management expertise in the day to day activities required to successfully execute complex engineering programs. Candidate will be self-motivated, work under general direction, and work well in teams.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools is essential.  Candidate must be able to obtain and sustain a Secret Security Clearance.

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

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.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of related experience

• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain an active U.S. Government DoD 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

• 2 years of experience in either PM&P, or a combination of Systems Engineering and PM&P engineering disciplines.

• Experience in ensuring that PM&P program or contract requirements are applied to parts, materials and assemblies

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office tools

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, Welding, Chemical, or Materials Engineering. 

• Minimum 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance  against schedule, in a PM&P organization

• Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance granted/renewed within the past 6 years; eligibility for Top‑Secret. 

• 1 year of experience leading projects or cross-functional teams

• ICBM program experience. 

• Proven ability to interpret and enforce industry/military design standards for parts and materials. 

• Hands‑on experience with PLM/ALM tools (e.g., SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Siemens Teamcenter) and project‑management software (Microsoft Project, Visio). 

• Track record working with Chief Engineers, Integrated Product Teams, and in agile/digital design environments. 

• Demonstrated leadership: task delegation, mentoring junior engineers, and effective two‑way communication at all organizational levels. 

• Expertise reviewing technical drawings, engineering data, and supply‑chain specifications for parts and assemblies. 

• Six‑Sigma Green/Black Belt. 

• Familiarity with any of the following disciplines, which strengthen COTS suitability assessments across the Sentinel architecture: 

  • Reliability engineering (life‑cycle modeling, MTBF, reliability‑centered maintenance) 

  • Accelerated life testing (environmental/ stress testing) 

  • Nuclear hardness, survivability, and surety (radiation tolerance, safety & regulatory compliance) 

  • Cybersecurity (firmware/software risk, vulnerability management, compliance) 

  • Environmental requirements (thermal, vibration, humidity, altitude) 

  • System safety (hazard analysis, FMEA/Fault Tree) 

  • Electromagnetic environmental effects (EMI/EMC testing & mitigation) 

  • Parts materials & processes (material compatibility, process control, traceability) 

  • Human‑factors engineering (ergonomics, usability) 

  • System security engineering (secure architecture, access control, data‑rights management)

Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,800.00

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.