SDS  Director of Programs 1 – Mission Architecture 

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems Sector, is seeking a Director of Programs 1 – Mission Architecture for a large-scale program located in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL. The position reports directly to the Sr Director of Strategy. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Will Get To Do:

• Leads the development, assessment and demonstration of integrated mission capabilities from across the Division, and, as appropriate, including capabilities across Business Units, through mission-level modeling, simulation & analysis (MS&A); strategic demonstrations; and Government exercise participation. 

• Work closely with Business Unit leads and technical leadership from Engineering.  

• Collaborate across Division and the functions to provide strategic organizational leadership for the division Mission Architecture, mission analysis, modeling and related activities.  

• Participate in sector-level coordination and review of cross-division modeling simulation and analysis demonstration activities and participation in Government exercises to ensure necessary synchronization and collaboration.  Through this coordination, the reviews ensure alignment and visibility, technical excellence, and drive consistency and efficiency across the sector. 

• Working in close coordination across the Division, drive the creation of opportunities that are aligned to the divisions roadmap and modeling, simulation and analysis priorities. 

• Help develop campaign strategy and lead the definition of the systems architecture, mission specifications and working parameters that will flow into the technical baseline for ICBM mission analysis and adjacencies including flight systems, payloads, ground architecture, cybersecurity, communications, command and control.  

• Provide overall technical leadership and applying engineering knowledge to large and/or complex programs in the design, development, test and integration of complex, specialized products and/or technologies into system of system analysis and simulation 

• Integrate planning utilizing the technical baseline consistent with win strategy including subcontractor capabilities and technologies  

• Collaborate with Program Managers and program team members to develop system level requirements and translate those into specific requirements for product development Leading the development of system architecture and system design documentation 

• Provide technical oversight and review support to development groups during program design and development 

• Prepare supporting documentation beginning with the concept development, proposal writing of the technical volumes, operational concepts, and test methods 

• Work with Program Managers to develop initial program schedules and budgets  

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.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• BS degree and 10 or more years of relevant experience, Or a master’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience 

• Experienced in Aerospace and Defense planning, program creation, and program management processes 

• Experience with campaign-level systems of systems analysis, modeling and evaluation threats and capability assessments to derive requirements 

• Experience in the design, analysis, integration and/or test of mission critical hardware 

• Experience working with customers, subcontractors and vendors at various levels, technical and business relationship engagements 

• Experienced with project management practices  

• Must be a U.S. citizen with active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance last investigated within 6 years or enrolled in continuous evaluation and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs 

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master's STEM degree preferred 10 years related experience working in a technical capacity, including experience associated with Intelligence or Defense programs  

• Experience with campaign-level systems of systems analysis across multiple technical domains 

• Experience in systems engineering, modeling and simulation architecture analysis