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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 3 supporting Marine Systems, reporting to the Program-aligned Engineering Director to support business growth. The selected individual will lead a team aligned to the specific program within the Regional Strike Launcher Programs (RSLP) portfolio.
The selected individual will be responsible for leading both managers and individual contributors as part of a geographical distributed, multi-discipline engineering team responsible for engineering development and production support. The position is located in Sunnyvale, CA.
In this role, the Systems Engineering Manager 3 will be lead an organization of approximately 40 individuals with the following responsibilities:
- Lead a management team aligned to missile launching and handling products
- Lead engineering team to provide continuous support of critical product manufacturing on site in Sunnyvale, CA
- Oversee execution on one or more engineering development or production programs
- Lead staffing strategy and implementation across responsible functional areas
- Drive engineering strategy and practices pertinent to the Marine Systems E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy
- Drive predictable financial and program results
- Support department initiatives, forecasting and recruiting, technology roadmap creation, and champion continuous process improvements
- Position requires travel up to 10% of the time.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 8 years of experience; OR a Master’s Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 3 years of experience.
- U.S Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
- 3 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries.
- 2 years demonstrated success managing technical teams in an official capacity.
- 2 years of experience working in a technical role.
- Experience with proposals and Earned Value Management.
- Experience in Systems Engineering.
- Ability to work on site full time in Sunnyvale, CA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline (preferred Mechanical or Electrical Engineering).
- Experience with production engineering support
- Experience with product line management and product line engineering
- Experience as a HW lead, Chief Engineer over a product or product line on large development programs
- Experience with Missile Launcher and Handling principals of operation and design
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), requirements development and verification, or and technical project management experience preferred
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 8 years experience OR Master's in STEM with 6 years OR PhD in STEM with 3 years
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
- Minimum 3 years professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries
- Minimum 2 years demonstrated success managing technical teams in an official capacity
- Minimum 2 years experience in a technical role
- Experience with proposals and Earned Value Management
- Experience in Systems Engineering
- Ability to work on site full time in Sunnyvale, CA
- Willingness/ability to travel up to 10%
- Master's Degree in STEM (preferred Mechanical or Electrical Engineering)
- Experience with production engineering support
- Experience with product line management and product line engineering
- Experience as a hardware lead or Chief Engineer on large development programs
- Experience with missile launcher and handling principles of operation and design
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), requirements development and verification, or technical project management experience
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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