CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2.  This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What Youll Get To Do:

Functional Management Role:
•    Approximately 20 of the candidates time will involve functional management activities.
•    This dual-role position requires both functional management and technical responsibilities within the Sentinel program.
•    Candidates should be highly motivated engineers capable of working independently and in team environments.
•    Candidates must be proficient in MBSE principles, Cameo, and DOORS. They should also have an in-depth understanding of MBSE and be willing to support less experienced MBSE teammates via knowledge sharing and internal peer reviews.
Functional Responsibilities:
•    Assess and address staffing needs, both current and projected, in collaboration with the respective team leaders.
•    Support recruitment activities, including creating requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
•    Set and evaluate personal, program, and functional goals, and perform performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.
•    Provide career development recommendations, mentoring, and, if necessary, discipline for subordinates.
•    Generate training plans based on program needs and subordinates requirements.
Technical Role:
•    The technical role will comprise approximately 80 of the candidates time.
•    Contribute to the Command & Control (C2) Software System Engineering Team, developing system engineering artifacts to include modeling and requirement decomposition.
•    Develop, perform, and support software systems, requirements, and documentation at the CSCI and CSC level.
•    Execute Cost Account Management and Risk Management duties. 
•    Participate in technical planning, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for element capabilities.
•    Review and evaluate requirements to ensure program completeness and compliance.
•    Verify specifications and designs through requirements, and support modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for a robust benefits package, including:
•    Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
•    401k
•    Educational Assistance
•    Life Insurance
•    Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
•    Paid Time Off
•    Health & Wellness Resources
•    Employee Discounts
 

Youll Bring These Qualifications:
•    6 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 4 years with a Master’s degree, or an additional 4 years in lieu of a degree.
•    Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date within the last 6 years.
•    U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain Special Program Access.
•    At least 1 year of experience leading projects and/or driving performance against schedules.
•    At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in requirements, embedded, and/or application software planning and execution.

These Qualifications Are Nice To Have:
•    U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Top Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date within the last 6 years.
•    3+ years of experience leading a team, including mentoring and coaching.
•    Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
•    Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks.
•    At least 1 year of demonstrated experience as a Cost Account Manager or managing Earned Value (EV) for an engineering team.
•    Experience with CSCI-level hardware and software integration.
•    Experience with embedded software deployment in a lab environment.
•    Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and customers.
•    Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira.
•    Experience with Software Safety standards (Mil-STD-882E).
•    Experience performing Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA).
•    Experience designing and writing requirements for Safety Critical Functions.
•    Familiarity with USAF Nuclear Surety standards (AFMAN 91-119) and/or Cyber Certification.
•    Experience leading requirements, design, and integration of complex systems.

•    Ability to create plans and standards for architecture, requirements, and design that address selection processes for safety, fault-tolerance, and deterministic operation of critical functions.
•    Significant experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Support requirement decomposition, derivation, and traceability.

Support the development and implementation of MBSE strategy and activities.

Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $224,000.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.