RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 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 Mission Systems (NGMS) seeks to fill a Digital Engineering Manager 3 opportunity. This is a dual role manager position, involving both overall management of a Software and Digital Technologies (SWDT) section (comprising multiple functional groups), and performance of individual productive work on a program or several programs in a leadership capacity.

This individual will be responsible for software and digital technologies for the Emerging Capabilities Development (ECD) business units and will report to the Engineering Director of ECD.  The section manager role is a leader of leader position with total organization size of approximately 50 employees with direct supervision of individual group managers and senior digital technical staff.

Responsibilities include collaborating with peer section managers and interacting with business division counterparts to coordinate program success support. The section manager will be responsible for implementing the vision of the department within their section.

The section manager will also be expected to perform productive (direct-charge) work a program(s). The direct program work may include technical work, IPT leadership, consulting, proposal support, or any other appropriate technical function.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead section staff based on goals, objectives, and company policies

Monitor and maintain Software, Tools and Digital Technologies process

Ensure adherence to established engineering processes

Provide leadership and support to programs and Digital Technologies teams to successfully achieve engineering objectives and program milestones

Provide engineering staffing to programs

Manage workload forecasting, hire/develop engineering talent

Performance Management of employees

Manage indirect charging of section staff

Lead compensation planning, promotion evaluations and other employee recognition activities for section

Support proposal activities (lead, technical/management volume development, Basis of Estimate (BOE) development/defense).

Support and lead engineering organization efforts aimed towards skill and career development; continuous improvement; and growth.

This position is contingent upon transfer of DoD Secret Clearance ​

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

U.S. Citizenship is required.

A current/active DoD secret clearance is required

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP) is required

Demonstrated leadership experience

Prior experience in people leadership of direct report

Ability to work independently and within a team environment

Prior Earned Value Management Experience

Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication, presentation and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills

Proficiency with design of Programmable Logic Devices (FPGA, CPLDs)

Experience with ASIC Design (Physical)

Experience in HDL (VHDL/Verilog) (Logical Design)

Experience with Siemens Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, and/or Cadence tools

Experience with electronics lifecycle such as: specifications, architecture, design, implementation, verification, integration, debug and maintenance.

Experience with design, verification and integration & test of software and digital technology products for radar, electronic warfare, or related sensor systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s or PhD degree in technical discipline.

Top Secret clearance and/or SCI with CI or FS polygraph

Prior experience leading large groups in a functional, programmatic, or technical capacity

Ideal candidate will have significant digital technical experience with >12 years total experience

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our 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  

Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/  

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.  

Salary Range: $178,500.00 - $267,700.00

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.