Software Engineering Manager 1 (Space/Satellite Systems)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Tactical Space Systems Division (TSSD) seeks a Manager 1, Software Engineering to join our team of qualified, diverse management team. You will be responsible for providing the personnel, processes, and software tools to meet the current and future needs of the program and technologies within our various business units. You should be able to demonstrate success in applying leadership characteristics to achieve sustainable top performance, a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

In this role, you should possess the ability to balance programmatic needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality parameters while encouraging and reviewing innovative behavior through all levels of the organization.

Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. This position is located in Dulles, VA. The position duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

1. Provide operational guidance for definition, development, and verification of products and capabilities
2. Responsibility for the identification and implementation of people, processes, and tools that support multiple Product Lines within the organization to achieve their objectives
3. Accountability for recruiting, staffing, and retaining talent to deliver on the objectives
4. Identification of high-quality technical personnel to meet the increasing demand of the business
5. Provide the technical and people leadership needed to establish and maintain an exceptional functional organization across multiple locations, divisions, and programs.
6. Provide oversight and leadership to our Simulation Software teams.
7. Responsible for the development, design, implementation, application, training, and product support of state-of-the-art solutions in support of key targets within the TSSD Portfolio
8. Support and promote Affordability, Knowledge Management, Engineering Utilization, and other process improvement initiatives including the implementation and monitoring of metrics covering engineering efficiency and quality, as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization
9. Ensure staff is fully allocated to programs to minimize overhead expenses
10. Ensure all programs are fully staffed such that they can meet their respective development schedules
11. Manage a small group of simulation software engineers while also spending time directly supporting programs in a development and/or leadership capacity

You should demonstrate strong leadership characteristics, demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, exemplify strong employee engagement and accountability, and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.

You will inspire innovation and engineering process excellence while challenging the traditional way of doing business. Excellent verbal and writing communication skills are required.

Basic Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related STEM field
2. 5+ years of Software/Systems related experience with a high proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring
3. Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance
4. U.S. citizen
5. Experience in requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, verification and validation at subsystem and system level
6. Demonstrated software engineering, controls, or systems engineering leadership experience, preferably with experience in Space Flight Software or Simulation Software.
7. Ability to form strong partnerships to ensure lockstep coordination with adjacent discipline areas and program manager leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Active TS/SCI clearance
2. Experience in a technical leadership/management role
3. Experience with Earned Value Management
4. Working knowledge of Staffing, Engineering Metrics and Training resources, processes, and tools
5. Demonstrated systems engineering excellence in requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, verification and validation at subsystem and system level or Demonstrated vehicle development, mission systems integration, ground and flight test validation experience
6. Experience in successfully developing and integrating software and hardware solutions for space applications
7. Experience in system and subsystem specification development including verification methodologies
8. Experience implementing action plans based on metrics and/or root cause/corrective actions
9. Master of Science in Engineering or other STEM discipline
10. Hands-on technical experience with spacecraft or satellite related systems
11. Proven experience leading technically diverse teams across multiple locations
12. Experience within Space Flight Software, Simulation Software

Salary Range: $129,000.00 - $184,000.00 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.