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GNC Engineering Mgr 1: Weapons Prime Strategic Initiative (Secret) Chandler
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Arizona-Chandler
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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. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Manager – Level 1 located in Chandler, AZ , you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This first-line engineering leader will support the Weapons Prime Strategic Initiative. You will manage a group of approximately 8–20 GN&C engineers supporting GPI, Strike Weapons, and SBI priorities. The role combines people leadership, technical mentorship, and direct accountability for execution of complex missile-system GN&C work. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. In this job, you will: • Lead daily execution for a GN&C engineering work group, aligning staffing, assignments, recruiting, retention, and development with program priorities. • Provide performance management, coaching, mentoring, training, and career-development support for assigned engineers. • Lead and technically mentor teams performing missile-based GN&C system development, including guidance, autopilot/control, tracking, state estimation, modeling, simulation, analysis, and verification. • Manage delivery of complex GN&C tasks; establish priorities, resolve execution risks, and communicate results, tradeoffs, and recommendations to engineering and program leadership. • Partner with systems, flight software, test, digital engineering, and program teams to integrate GN&C products and support verification campaigns. • Support programs spanning advanced weapons, tactical strike systems, missile defense interceptors, and related space-flight applications. • Build team integration during the first 6–12 months through clear operating rhythms, technical mentorship, and workforce-health actions. • Act as a technical contributor, working directly with teams to define and assess navigation models and simulations, evaluate sensor and algorithm performance, support mission analysis, and shape verification approaches for critical programs • Other duties as assigned If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree. • Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, cur