Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Senior Software Engineering Manager (Level 3) located in San Diego, CA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
Northrop Grumman’s Mission System (NGMS) Sector is looking for a Software Engineering Department Manager 3 onsite in San Diego, CA, to support the Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity (NIC) Division.
This role will manage a large department of highly qualified, diverse individuals that support multiple business units, and will also work as the engineering training lead responsible for talent development across the NIC Division.
Your primary responsibilities will include
Functional oversight of a department of multidiscipline engineers working multiple programs and IRAD initiatives
Directly leading front-line managers
Staffing and workforce planning
Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees
Training new managers
Employee inclusion, engagement, and mentoring
Performance management and career development
Identification of skills required to execute on programs and needed employee training
Lead strategic training initiatives to facilitate knowledge retention in critical skill areas
Develop and execute multi-discipline training plans for software, hardware, and systems engineering
Support and adherence to engineering processes
Oversight of technical quality for various development, integration, or production programs
The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
The candidate will work closely with both functional and program directors and managers to help drive successful program execution. The ideal candidate will also be able to champion change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the business.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant engineering and management experience – OR – Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant engineering and management experience – OR – PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant engineering and management experience.
Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain higher clearance levels
Minimum of 7 years of experience in technical team leadership (Scrum master, Product Owner, SEIT lead, Program Management, etc.)
Experience in managing a team of employees, management of project work, and current software technologies/tools
Experience developing, designing, architecting, or deploying large software stacks
Experience with Software Integration & Test (I&T)
Experience in all aspects of the software engineering process, from requirements analysis through verification testing
Proven, demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
Experience with product-based development
Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies
Strong understanding of software configuration management
High proficiency in technical problem solving, to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring
Preferred Qualifications
TS with current/active SCI
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.)
Experience and proficiency in software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and debugging C++ SW
Understanding of how their embedded SW component will fit into a larger SW system / architecture
Understanding of VHDL design, verification, simulation, and testing of AMD and/or Intel FPGAs
Primary Level Salary Range: $193,000.00 - $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.
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.
