Systems or Software Engineer - Change Management 2 - Space AHT

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems or Software Engineer for Change Management to support the GWS Program in Huntsville, AL.

• Location: Huntsville, AL (onsite)
• Salary: USD 87,600 - 131,400 per yearly
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Estimated application period: 20 days from the job posting date
• Clearance required for start: Yes
• Clearance type: Secret
• Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

Responsibilities

• Translate new mission needs into executable program scope and proposal efforts supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) homeland defense mission.
• Serve as a Change Management Systems Engineering lead combining technical depth with proposal development, program management, and business development.
• Partner with internal leadership and the MDA customer to shape technical and programmatic solutions and to manage program change that supports business growth aligned to the MDA mission.
• Lead, develop, analyze, and present program cost and programmatic change requests, including firm proposals, Not-To-Exceed proposals, and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) requests, from conception through submission.
• Provide servant leadership to internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive proposal development activities including scope and technical documentation analysis, collecting input from program teams, and producing proposal artifacts such as:
  • Risk and opportunity registers
  • Upper management signoff packages
  • Cost estimation and pricing analysis
  • Schedule and program execution analysis
• Analyze technical and programmatic requirements; recommend solutions and present findings to both MDA and internal NG leadership.
• Support the organization, analysis, and management of the program’s technical and programmatic baseline.
• Analyze and communicate technical, execution, and programmatic impacts of new business and new scope applicable to the GWS program.
• Build capability through broad exposure to program financials, cost and schedule trade studies, and business development strategy.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain systems and software estimation models, including:
  • Basis of estimates (BOEs) development
  • Analysis of program actuals
  • Software, HW, and infrastructure parametric estimation models
• Present and respond to questions from NG leadership and upper management on change action initiatives.
• Interface with MDA customers to converge on program and technical requirements related to change actions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to develop proposals and programmatic solutions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s STEM degree
• Experience: 2 years of software, test, or systems engineering experience, or MS degree with 1 year of software, test, or systems engineering experience
• Security clearance: Active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD Secret Clearance level required at the time of application
• Ability to work independently and proactively with rapidly changing tasking and priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, influence and champion change actions, and drive complex task closure in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey technical and programmatic content to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High motivation and aptitude to learn and contribute to new business opportunities, technical and programmatic solutions, and proposal management.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may be eligible depending on the position
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives may be eligible for employees in Vice President or Director positions

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical experience working in missile defense systems and a technical understanding of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Missile Defense System (MDS) architecture.
• Interest and aptitude in analyzing technical documentation such as interface documents, technical requirements documents, MDS Concept of Operations, and MDA technical memos.
• Experience in developing proposals, BOEs, or program and cost estimates.
• Understanding of program financial data, financial calculations, and estimation modeling techniques.
• Experience in or desired experience in growing knowledge in next generation technology application to MDS programs and business development opportunities.
• Experience verifying and building estimates with cost estimation models such as SEER-SEM, SW SLOC analysis, BOEs, and/or material estimations.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management and its application to an Agile based program.