Manager Digital Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Digital Engineering Manager for the San Diego area. The role leads a team of 12–15 digital/VHDL engineers and managers, coordinating staffing, performance reviews, and career guidance to deliver high-quality programs.

Strong leadership and communication are essential. The position requires an active Secret Clearance, deep expertise in digital/VHDL engineering, and the ability to work onsite at the Rancho Carmel facility.

Qualifications

• BS + 8 years in related STEM field or MS + 6 years of exp.
• Significant direct experience in digital and VHDL engineering.
• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Excellent written and communication skills; able to work independently and in groups.
• Ability to facilitate/mediate conflicts; prior managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a sub-department of 12–15 digital/VHDL engineers and managers.
• Staffing, recruiting, training, and performance reviews.
• Coordinate with HR on compensation and career progression.
• Refine digital engineering processes and tools for program excellence.

Skills

Digital engineering

VHDL engineering

Leadership

Communication

Education

BS in STEM field

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

QuestaSim

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

What You'll Get To Do

The digital engineering manager will lead a sub‑department of approximately 12-15 digital/VHDL engineers and managers working within the San Diego Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Software and Digital Technologies (SWDT) department. The successful candidate will lead direct report employees based on organizational goals, program activity, and company policies. Specific responsibilities include coordinating with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance reviews to employees, evaluating/recommending employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and coordinating with Human Resources on potential adjustments, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career guidance to employees and counseling employees on their performance as necessary as well as working to refine the system development process and tools utilized for program excellence and design assurance. Program Execution and Engineering Excellence are our driving forces.

The qualified candidate shall also be a technical performer, working approximately 80% directly on programs involving communications systems within our Fighter Networked Systems (FNS) and Advanced Comms & Networks (ACN) operating units (OU), representing our Engineering and Sciences organization.

This manager of managers will support and be accountable for goals including:

• Cultivate an inclusive and engaging workplace. Ensure employees’ work life balance is appropriate.
• Workforce: maintain staff adequate to execute to program plans, as well as for strategic growth. Plan assignments and fill program need to ensure success, but which also offer growth to the individuals performing the work.
• Performance management: on an ongoing basis engage with staff to identify growth opportunities, deficiencies, appropriate training, etc. Execute to the Enterprise review cycle. Manage compensation and career progression.
• Create, update, and maintain digital engineering processes.

Basic Qualifications

• BS + 8 years of exp in related STEM field; MS + 6 years of exp.
• Significant direct experience in the field of digital and VHDL engineering.
• Must have an active Secret Clearance.
• Candidate must have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work independently and within groups
• Ability to facilitate/mediate in conflict resolution matters
• Previous experience as a functional manager or technical team leader
• Candidate must have knowledge of the engineering process, be proficient in process development as well as functional organization aspects
• Candidate must have working knowledge of the engineering development process, VHDL design and verification
• Candidate must have familiarity with the other engineering disciplines
• Candidate must be able to work on site at the Rancho Carmel facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field, with 10+ or more years of technical experience and direct management of engineers
• Previous experience managing managers.
• Experience with VHDL design or advanced verification for FPGAs
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx series including Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale, Versal family of devices.
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim
• Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
• Generation of Test benches and support of formal VHDL Verification.
• Experience with board RO system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience with translating systems requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications.
• Candidate should have hands on experience with DoD communications systems
• Candidate should have direct supervisory experience and/or significant team leadership (IPT lead)
• Current direct program duties within the FNS or ACN Operating Units.
• Familiarity with EVMS Reporting and CAM responsibilities
• Familiarity with other organizational functions such as supply chain, procurement, logistics, and mission assurance
• DOD Top Secret and SAR highly preferred
• Knowledge of F-35 and F-22 communications systems and associated waveforms.

Primary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00

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 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.