Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Director 2 - Systems Engineering Discipline Lead. This role may be based in Colorado Springs, CO; Aurora, CO; Boulder, CO; or Chandler, AZ, and will report to the Vice President, Central Region Engineering.

In this role, you will lead a growing Systems Engineering organization across our Central Region locations: Chandler, AZ; Gilbert, AZ; Boulder, CO; Aurora, CO; Colorado Springs, CO; and Huntsville, AL. You will be responsible for strategic leadership, people management, and day-to-day operational oversight. The Systems Engineering organization spans the following disciplines: Communication Systems Engineering, Mission Payload Systems Engineering, Space Vehicle Systems Engineering, Specialty Engineering (including Radiation and Reliability), Mission Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Cyber Systems Engineering, Requirements & Verification, Flight Operations, and Configuration Management.

You will drive both strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring the directorate’s technical capabilities align with program requirements, long-range sector priorities, and corporate objectives. You will bring deep Systems Engineering expertise (including system architecture, SEIT leadership, integration and test, verification and validation) and a demonstrated track record of functionally leading large, complex organizations.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical and people leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of all major disciplines/functions within the Systems Engineering organization.
• Drive long-range strategic planning, ensuring organizational alignment with sector goals, program needs, future technology requirements, and the continued critical skill/infrastructure build-up for the Central Systems Engineering organization.
• Lead efforts to optimize people, processes, and tools to support successful captures and program execution activities across the full lifecycle, including development, qualification, manufacturing, integration, test, and flight operations.
• Provide ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support SE recruiting, employee development and engagement, skills development, NCTA efforts, staffing, and process and product development.
• Ensure application of sound System Engineering processes during capture, conceptual, design, qualification, manufacturing, integration and test of systems in the Space Systems portfolio.
• Oversee program/project reviews, including leading Independent Review Teams for key customer milestones such as SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, and drive SE process improvement plans, proposal review, and commitment authority for SE scope of work.
• Quickly engage to identify and diagnose program challenges across their full lifecycle, including development, hardware/software integration, production, and test phases, enabling decisive resolution.
• Drive Model Based Enterprise solutions
• Oversee special assignments such as proposal development, independent technical reviews, program standup reviews, anomaly resolution, and technical audits.
• Drive innovation and support advanced research and technology development in systems engineering disciplines to align with long-range sector priorities (LRSP) and Space Systems strategic roadmaps.
• Champion risk, issue, and opportunity management strategies to ensure operational success and proactively mitigate technical and execution risks.
• Manage and optimize budgets, including direct, indirect, NCTA, and capital resources, to achieve organizational objectives efficiently and support sector and corporate priorities.
• Foster a culture of high performance, inclusion, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution, with an emphasis on communication, collaboration, and employee engagement., Designs, develops, integrates, tests, and sustains satellite ground and mission control systems throughout the program lifecycle. Leads requirements definition, system interfaces, integration plans, verification activities, customer collaboration, proposal support, and on-orbit operations. The role supports mission control hardware and software at factory and customer sites, including government-furnished infrastructure and cloud-based applications. Top Skills: Cloud-Based ApplicationsMission Control SystemsSatellite Ground SystemsSystem Verification And Validation TestingSystems Integration Tapestry - Coach and Kate Spade

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• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline.
• Twelve (12) years of engineering, project management, and/or functional management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Systems Engineering, including system architecture, SEIT leadership, and development programs through system integration and test, verification and validation.
• Experience in leading large SEIT teams
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams and collaborate across organizations to achieve shared objectives.
• Active Top Secret and SCI clearance at time of application, with a recent Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
• Ability to travel 25%, * Advanced degree in Engineering or another STEM field.
• Fifteen (15) years of experience in engineering, project management, and/or functional management roles.
• Significant experience leading a large functional or program organization (on the order of 1,000+ personnel) and successfully implementing strategic goals.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with experience preparing and delivering executive-level presentations and briefings.

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.

In-Office 2 Locations 230K-400K Annually Expert/Leader In-Office 2 Locations 230K-400K Annually Expert/Leader Leads a large, multi-location Systems Engineering organization supporting space systems. Provides strategic direction, technical oversight, people management, budget optimization, recruiting, and process improvement across system architecture, integration, testing, verification, flight operations, and related disciplines. Oversees program reviews, technical audits, risk management, proposal support, and advanced technology initiatives while ensuring alignment with program, sector, and corporate objectives. The summary above was generated by AI RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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Primary Level Salary Range: $230,000.00 - $399,500.00

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.

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