Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Specialty Systems Engineering Manager 2 overseeing Human Systems Analysis (HSA) and Compliance on the Sentinel Human Systems Integration (HSI) Specialty Engineering team. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL. This role may offer a competitive relocation package.
What You Will Get To Do:
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Systems Engineers & Human Factors Engineers supporting a complex weapon system program—setting clear objectives and performance expectations; provide regular feedback and coaching.
• Plan HSA and Compliance scope, staffing, and budgets in coordination with program management and systems engineering.
• Manage execution of the team to cost and schedule—tracking and reporting EV on work packages within HSA and Compliance.
• Promote strong integration and communication across HSA, HFE, UX, systems engineering, and program teams.
• Own the development, maintenance, and delivery of the Human Systems Integration Plan (HSIP) CDRL.
• Own the development, integration, and delivery of the Human Engineering System Analysis Report (HESAR) CDRL.
• Establish and maintain HSI/HSA compliance artifacts, including requirements traceability, compliance matrices, and verification evidence.
• Collaborate with Human Factors Engineering and UX leads to ensure HSA-derived requirements and findings are reflected in physical and digital designs.
• Provide risk-based recommendations that balance human performance, safety, mission effectiveness, cost, and schedule.
• Present HSA results and HSIP/HESAR content to program leadership, customers, and review boards in clear, actionable terms.
• Support staffing activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
• Provide subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, and performance counseling.
• Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.
Position Benefits
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
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.
You Will Bring These Qualifications:
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• 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 needs.
• 1+ year of Experience managing to cost and schedule as a Control Account Manager (CAM)/Work Package Lead (WPL) or equivalent.
• 1+ year of Program and/or Project management experience, managing through complex engineering problems.
• 1+ year of Experience with Human Systems Integration in a defense contracting environment.
• 1+ year of Systems Engineering Experience specifically focused on requirements compliance in a defense contracting environment.
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
• Special Program Access.
• Master's Degree in STEM.
• NG CAM/EV Certification.
• Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production.
• Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Prior experience leading 10+ person teams
• Previous experience managing employee performance and professional development
• Experience working on MMIII or Sentinel ICBM systems.
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