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Sentinel Manager Systems Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman

Roy, UTFull-time$139–209K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$139–209K/yr
Location
Roy, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 in Roy, Utah, to lead a team performing systems engineering for support equipment or training devices. The role includes technical and programmatic leadership, work-package ownership, requirements and verification definition, interface development, and employee performance management. The position supports Air Force ICBM systems and may offer relocation assistance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingStakeholder RelationshipsSystems Engineering LifecycleRequirements DevelopmentSystems ArchitectureVerification PlanningInterface DefinitionProject LeadershipSchedule ManagementIBM DOORSCameoCPLMNXAgile Project ManagementJiraConfluenceSupport Equipment DevelopmentSupport Equipment EngineeringSupport Equipment Sustainment

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM or Master's8+ Years Related Technical Experience6+ Years Related Experience2+ Years Systems Engineering LifecycleActive Secret Security ClearanceAbility to Obtain Top Secret ClearanceAbility to Obtain SAP Approval3+ Years Project Leadership3+ Years Systems Engineering Lifecycle3+ Years IBM DOORS, Cameo, CPLM or NX2+ Years Agile Project Management1+ Years Support Equipment Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is looking for a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to be located in Roy, UT. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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 selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong management skills and will have 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. The selected candidate will be placed according to their skillset and interests. Key responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

  • Own both technical and programmatic leadership for a team of ~10 FTE performing systems engineering functions to define and develop support equipment or training devices.

  • Serve as a Work Package Lead (WPL), owning, cost, schedule, and earned value responsibilities for the work your team performs.

  • Review OPSCON documentation to understand requirements decomposition necessary to meet support equipment functional needs

  • Generate OPSCON documentation to identify and understand the activities and support equipment required to maintain the prime mission equipment within the weapon system

  • Develop and mature interface products (Interface Requirements Specification, Interface Design Description, Interface Control Model)

  • Develop and mature verification applicability matrix (VAM) within the support segment spec tree

  • Perform requirements and verification approach definition for 200+ pieces of support equipment

  • Own all aspects of Employee performance management, mentorship, training, and career development (functional homeroom which is about 20% of the role)

  • This leadership opening is in Roy, UT with up to 10% travel on occasion

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

  • 401k

  • Educational Assistance

  • Life Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

  • Paid Time Off

  • Health & Wellness Resources

  • Employee Discounts

This position’s 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.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 8+ years of related technical experience or Masters Degree with 6+ years of related experience
  • 2+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, in any of the following systems engineering domains: requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience

  • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.

  • Ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

  • At least 3+ years experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule with proven results

  • Strong understanding of the SE process, including SE experience across multiple levels of integration. 3+ years of experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle, including requirements development, systems architecture, verification planning, and interface definition experience

  • 3+ years of experience using IBM DOORS, Cameo, CPLM and/or NX

  • 2+ years of experience with Agile project management using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools

  • 1+ years of experience with Support Equipment development, engineering and sustainment

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

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.

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.

Job Category: Engineering

How this job compares

Set against the 3,036 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$139–209K/yr
  • Utah median$116–184K/yr78 salary ranges
  • US median$136–209K/yr2,184 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $174K, is 15% above the Utah median midpoint ($151K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineering salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 98 open Systems Engineering jobs in Utah and 3,036 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,414 postings).
Education
1,026 of the 3,036 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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