RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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.The Northrop Grumman Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Communications & Networks Thread Lead (Senior Staff Systems Engineer) on the Systems Engineering team.  The selected candidate will perform, but are not limited to, the following duties.
Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and technical lead with end-to-end / top-to-bottom responsibility for the successful implementation of the Communications & Networks  thread for the Sentinel Program.  Partner with the Sentinel program's System's Engineering and IT leadership and Office of Chief Engineering (OCE) to ensure the Communications & Networks thread technical baseline is developed with high quality.

• Brief program leadership, customers, and stakeholders on the Communications & Networks thread at both program and technical reviews.
• Establish an effective system of working group / coordination sessions with stakeholders across the development community to ensure effective horizontal and vertical thread integration.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the Sentinel program, customers, and stakeholder communities.
• Engage in formal and informal mentoring to support knowledge transfer and talent development.
• Provide oversight of all systems engineering products related to the Communications & Networks thread. These include, but are not limited to:
•   Requirements definition and allocation, with cognizance down to the lowest level.
•   Architecture and interface definitions.
•   Functional flows and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) scenarios.
•   Performance / allocation budgets, analysis, and margin management.
•   Trade studies.
•   Verification planning, including coordination of required and expected verification products down to the lowest applicable level.
•   Verification and validation execution, including authorship of requirement verification reports and customer coordination.
•  Solution definition / artifact design to produce a compliant realization of the thread capability.
•  Integration and test planning and procedure development.
•  Risk and opportunity identification and associated execution planning.
•  Technical Performance Measure (TPM) reporting and management.
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 14 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related experience or a PhD and 10 years experience.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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 need.
• 3+ years' experience providing technical leadership to cross-IPT engineering team(s).
• Experience with communications systems, networks, and operations at critical US DoD installations.
• Experience implementing and using model-based systems engineering tools, practices, and methods.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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 need.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong program execution skills; demonstrated ability to meet program technical, cost, and schedule milestones.
• Strong partnership/collaboration skills. Demonstrated ability to partner cross-IPT/cross-discipline within a team.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
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.
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Salary Range: $156,500.00 - $243,700.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.PDN-9f3a709f-518d-4074-9076-940cbdf734ac