Sentinel - Staff Systems Engineer - Mechanical Systems Design Integrator

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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.

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With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Mechanical Systems Design Integrator(level 5) to join its team. This position is in Roy, UT or Manhattan Beach, CAand will support the Sentinel Program.

Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure. ## What you will get to do The Staff Mechanical Systems Design Integrator (level 5 engineer) will work with our Sentinel Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Business Unit’s System Integration & Sustainment (SIS) Operating Unit and contribute to the Weapon System Integration (WSI) team.

This multi-tiered and multi-disciplined team assesses design compatibilities across program segments. The team serves as the objective integrators to ultimately ensure full-lifecycle capability effectiveness through gap assessments (requirements, interfaces, architecture, process, etc.), risk identification and mitigation, and issue discovery and handling with a primary focus on cross-segment boundaries.

The team serves as system integrators to facilitate systems of systems interoperability and joint systems integration in partnership with customer counterparts and other key stakeholders across the enterprise.

The candidate will be a member of WSI’s Mechanical Design Integration (MDI) team and will: - Leverage 3D CAD development experience and knowledge of mechanical design and design integration principles to review high-level program NX models and Interface Control Models (ICMs) for potential gaps or issues - Clearly demonstrate foundational mechanical and systems engineering skills to drive process and technical gap resolution of interface and requirement design solutions to achieve program and contract objectives - Support engineering processes & analyses across product team designs to prove successful design integration and analyze for potential gaps at a high level - Support the delivery of designs packages in a cross functional environment to achieve a compliant mechanical interface design across a weapon system - Foster engagement across diverse teams, ensuring appropriate coordination between SE&I and other integration, systems, mechanical design teams - Mentor and coach - Participate in technical planning, process development and improvement, and cost and risk management for program integrated systems - Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation assessments, and interface definition studies to ensure customer requirements are translated into effective design solutions - Lead Integration activities in support of systems-of-systems integration which may include integration test planning, problem identification and reporting, integration event execution, coordination with multiple stakeholders to facilitate effective and efficient communication - Demonstrate strong leadership and management skills, with a track record as a motivated leader, an effective communicator, and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders - Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business - Work independently with minimum supervision, positive demeanor and highest ethics ## Basic Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12 years of experience; 10 years of experience with a Masters’ degree in STEM; or 8 years of experience with a PhD. - Must have an active U.S.

Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years - Must have the ability to obtain a U.S.

Government DoD Top Secret security clearance - Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs - Strong knowledge of mechanical design and design integration principles - 2+ years of experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems (e.g.

CPLM/Siemens Teamcenter) - Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes - 7+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering - 3+ years of direct development experience of mechanical interface products ((ICMs), including interfacing with other IPTs - 3+ years of experience with management or execution of interface products (IRS, IDD, ICD) and requirement specifications - 5+ years of experience on large scale / complex aerospace/defense system development across multiple EMD lifecycle phases: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production. - 3+ years of experience in developing and executing Mechanical Engineering process governance documentation and/or mechanical risk management - 2+ years of experience in team environments with technical leadership responsibilities including but not limited to leading a large group of engineers, briefing program leadership, and driving program execution - 4+ years of experience developing 3D CAD models with Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) annotation in tools such as Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Pro/E, or Solid Works ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with cable routing development in NX and Siemens Capital - Active Special Access Program (SAP) - Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution - Working knowledge of program’s Engineering Drawing and Modeling Manual (EDMM) and/or Interface Control Model Manual - 3+ years of experience in ICBMs and past/active employment with MMIII or Sentinel Weapon Systems - 3+ years of experience in Systems Engineering - 5+ years of Direct development experience of interface products (Interface Requirements Specification (IRS), Interface Design Description (IDD), Interface Control Document (ICD)) and requirement specifications - 1+ years of experience in creating, updating, and maintaining requirements specifications in Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) - 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