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Sentinel - Sr. Staff Thread Lead Systems Engineer - Ground Systems - 20148
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Utah-Roy
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About the role
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. 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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. 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 Sr. Staff Thread Lead Systems Engineer to join the Sentinel Systems Engineering Ground Systems team located in Roy, UT. 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: Technical Stewardship and Stakeholder Coordination • Serve as the subject-matter expert and primary technical point of contact for the Ground Systems thread. • Lead and champion the GS technical baseline, including requirements, architecture, interfaces, verification, analysis, and associated resource and performance budgets. • Maintain technical consistency, traceability, completeness, and integrity across the GS thread. • Develop, assess, and recommend changes to the GS baseline for review and disposition through the program technical governance framework, in collaboration with SEIT leadership and the OCE. • Engage regularly with U.S. Air Force counterparts, OCE, the Thread Lead Manager, facility and infrastructure stakeholders, and peer thread leads to communicate status, resolve issues, and align technical direction. • Identify, manage, and communicate GS dependencies and constraints affecting other technical threads, segments, facility designs, and verification activities. • Escalate technical decisions, risks, and unresolved issues requiring Chief Engineer or OCE direction in a timely manner. Systems Engineering Leadership • Lead requirements analysis and decomposition for GS from weapon-system-level requirements through segment, subsystem, facility, and lower-level specifications. • Establish and maintain requirements associated with facility design criteria, infrastructure capabilities, electrical power, utilities, environmental conditions, and ground-system interfaces. • Define, allocate, and manage power, utility, capacity, and performance budgets across relevant segments and supporting systems. • Lead the development and technical evaluation of GS architectures and interfaces, ensuring facility and infrastructure design constraints are appropriately captured