Manager Digital Engineering 3

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Savings plan

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Digital Space Technology Assistant Department Manager to lead an organization of 100+ engineers in digital electronics, FPGA, ASIC, and embedded hardware. You will manage staffing, strategic planning, and execution while partnering with program leadership to meet cost, schedule, and technical baselines.

The role emphasizes talent development, workforce planning, and cross‑discipline collaboration across sites to deliver mission‑critical space hardware and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelors in STEM with 8+ years in engineering leadership.
• Experience leading large engineering organizations.
• Background in digital electronics, FPGA/ASIC/embedded systems.
• Space/defense program experience and EVMS exposure.
• Ability to obtain and maintain government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a department of 100+ engineers in digital electronics.
• Staffing, retention, and succession planning for critical capabilities.
• Partner with program leadership on cost, schedule, and technical baselines.
• Drive engineering rigor across digital hardware, FPGA, ASIC, and embedded work.
• Support growth through proposals, roadmaps, and customer engagement.
• Foster innovation and transition R&D to flight products.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing culture and cross-site collaboration.
• Coordinate with RF, Power, Laser, Product Eng, and Manufacturing to deliver integrated solutions.
• Champion productivity and adoption of advanced design methodologies.

Skills

Leadership

Digital electronics

FPGA

ASIC

Embedded systems

Program execution

Earned value management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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.

Digital Space Technology (DST) Assistant Department Manager

Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader to serve as the Digital Space Technology (DST) Assistant Department Manager, leading an organization of more than 100 engineers responsible for the design and development of advanced digital electronics for Space Systems.

The department encompasses a broad range of technical disciplines, including digital circuit card assemblies, electronic units and sub-systems, FPGA development, ASIC design, digital architecture, and verification.

The role is responsible for the technical health, talent development, staffing, strategic planning, and execution support of a highly skilled engineering organization that delivers mission‑critical space hardware to program across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a department of over 100 engineers specializing in digital electronics, FGPA, ASIC, and embedded hardware technologies.
• Establish and execute workforce, staffing, recruiting, retention, and succession planning to maintain critical technical capabilities.
• Partner with program leadership to ensure successful execution of cost, schedule, and technical baseline.
• Drive technical excellence and engineering rigor across digital hardware, FPGA, ASIC, board and unit development activities.
• Develop and maintain critical skill roadmaps, ensuring the organization is prepared to meet current and future business needs.
• Support business growth through proposal development, technology roadmaps, customer engagement, and strategic capture activities.
• Foster innovation through investment planning, technology maturation, and transition of research and development efforts into flight products.
• Build Inclusive, collaborative, and high‑performing culture focused on employee engagement and leadership development.
• Partner across engineering disciplines, sites and regions, including RF, Power, Laser Sensors, Product Engineering, microelectronics, research labs, software, and Manufacturing and Ops to deliver integrated solutions.
• Champion engineering productivity initiatives, digital transformation efforts, and the adoption of advanced design methodologies and tools.

Basics Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) field from an accredited institution and 8+ years of experience in Engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing large engineering organizations or technical teams (minimum of 5 years).
• Experience in program execution, including cost, schedule and technical performance, risk management, and earned value management (minimum of 5 years).
• Strong background in digital electronics, FPGA, ASIC, embedded systems or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting complex aerospace, defense or space programs through development, integration, test, and production (minimum 8 years).
• Proven ability to lead organizational change, talent development, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Experience with proposal development, business growth, and customer engagement activities.Ability to balance near‑term execution with long‑term capability development.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience leading managers and multi‑disciplinary engineering organization larger than 100 personnel.
• Prior experience in space systems, satellite payloads, spacecraft electronics, or other mission‑critical hardware development.
• Experience with the design, development, integration, and test of space‑qualified digital hardware, FPGA, ASIC, or microelectronics products.
• Proven track record of developing talent, building technical depth, and establishing succession plans for critical skill areas.
• Strong understanding of program execution, including cost, schedule and technical performance, risk management, and earned value management.
• Active TS/SCI and SSBI clearance.

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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.