About the Role

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 seeking a Software Engineering Department Manager 3. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL or Roy, Utah, Colorado Springs, CO, Bellevue, NE or Manhattan Beach, CA.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be responsible for a department within the Software Engineering organization and will report directly to the SDS Software Engineering Director. The selected candidate will set operating objectives and provide mentorship to Functional Home Room (FHR) Section Managers (SMs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Provide oversight and assistance to multiple programs within the Division portfolio, to provide the people, skills, and processes for successful achievement of program goals.

As the Department Manager the selected candidate will be responsible for managing planning, risk, project performance, addressing schedule, technical quality, and addressing technical or operational problems when necessary. Will assist engineers and program staff to develop and maintain talent within the organization. Have frequent contact with equivalent level managers and programs to maintain and exceed health and performance for all programs. The selected candidate will be a systems thinker with a track record of working across the organization to influence positive change aligning to business strategies.

The successful candidate will lead a team of software engineers ranging across one or more of the following engineering sub-disciplines: software developers, software/data analysts, automated test developers, software cybersecurity, software configuration managers and network analysts.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees
• Driving ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions
• Accountability for recruiting, staffing and retaining talent to deliver on the objectives
• Supporting proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis
• Owning and leading improvements across employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent
• Developing and growing your section managers, and overall employee base
• Instilling engineering excellence, communications, training, certifications and continuous improvement across the organization
• Strong interpret, execute, and recommend modifications to organizational policies
• Lead or manage special projects
• Act as an advisor to staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field and a minimum 8 years of related experience or Masters Degree and 6 years of related experience or an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Experience in a formal management/lead position of scale (50+ people)
• Experience developing and driving standards of performance
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in software development, integration, and test in Java, C, or related technologies (proven hands on leader)
• U.S. Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance with investigation date/periodic review within last 5 years and ability to obtain program special access
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Experience with managing Command and Control (C2) Software Teams
• Experience standing up and scaling an organization and/or leading a major change initiative
• ICBM or complex aerospace systems experience

Benefits

• 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.

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.

Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $166,700.00 - $289,600.00

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.

Additional Information

• Clearance Type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 25% of the time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

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.