Manager Cyber Systems Engineering 1 - Ground Architecture and Space Systems Security

Northrop Grumman; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks a Section Manager to supervise a team of system and software engineers, driving cyber engineering initiatives and ensuring successful program execution. The role emphasizes leadership, staffing, mentoring, and collaboration across dispersed teams.

The candidate should have 5 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree (or 3 years with a Master’s), strong communication skills, and technical depth in cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master's with 3+ years acceptable.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork abilities; strong communication and presentation skills.
• Technical depth in cybersecurity areas such as risk management, software assurance, security architecture, monitoring, cryptography, vulnerability management, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of system or software engineers (10% management, 90% technical contributor or program role).
• Lead 8–10 technical staff and ensure successful program execution.
• Provide leadership in cyber engineering subjects and drive performance across engineering activities.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal and written communication

Problem solving

Cybersecurity knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Responsibilities

• Functional oversight for a team of system or software engineers of varied disciplines (10%). Technical contributor or manager in a program role (90%)
• The Section Manager will generally be responsible for 8-10 technical staff members, and the success of their program execution
• Provide leadership in cyber engineering subjects.
• Drive performance excellence across engineering activities for outstanding program execution results.
• Ownership and implementation of functional processes
• Staffing and workload forecast; employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development; employee training and identification and training of skills required to execute on programs
• Recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, performance management and contract maintenance for contractors working in the business area as required
• Pursue product, process and environmental improvement.
• Support business strategy efforts (including proposals, gate reviews, independent review team, NAR/ICE, as necessary).
• Development and maintenance of processes, and tools required to meet the current and future needs of programs and technologies within the Space Sector System Security and Cyber Engineering portfolio.

Successful candidates will

• Clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. He/she 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.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
• Demonstrate abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must.
• Demonstrate success in collaborating and leading virtually as a part of a physically dispersed team.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree;
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• High proficiency in technical problem solving.
• Technical depth in cybersecurity areas including but not limited to risk management framework, software assurance, security architecture, security monitoring, cryptography, vulnerability scanning & management, and/or security test & evaluation
• Active DOD Secret clearance, and ability to obtain TS and SCI clearance.
• Ability to travel 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing, architecting, or supporting System Security Engineering (SSE) for embedded products such as space vehicles
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and artifacts
• Program leadership role, on a program associated with the section.
• Master's degree in a relevant technical or management specialty.
• Experience with program reviews and business development activities.
• Active TS/SCI and SAP clearance.
• Experience with NG Space Systems Sector programs, teams, architectures and domain.
• Role provides up to 10% coverage; therefore, candidates must have at least 90% pre-existing coverage on a program within the Space Sector in Redondo Beach, CA.
• A DoD 8140 Qualification

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Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site: Northrop Grumman Total Rewards

Primary Level Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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