Manager Software Engineering 2

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 139,100 - 230,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking a leader for the Command & Control Software Test Team, responsible for overseeing test activities and mentoring team members. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience or a Master’s with 6 years, and a DoD Secret clearance is mandatory.

The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage, educational assistance, and a 9/80 work schedule. Salary ranges from $139,100 to $230,800, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 6 years with a Master’s degree.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation within the last 6 years.
• At least 1 year leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Command & Control Software Test Team, managing about 20 software and automation test engineers.
• Participate in technical planning, verification and validation, and analyses for element capabilities.
• Create technical reports and present test and analysis results.

Skills

Leadership skills

Project management

Software testing

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Siemens CPLM

NX

Job description

What You’ll Get To Do

Functional Management (≈20%)

• Assess staffing needs, current and projected, and work with respective team leads to address those needs.
• Support recruitment activities: create requisitions, conduct interviews, approve offers.
• Work with program leaders to establish personal, program, and functional goals, perform performance evaluations, and recommend merit adjustments for subordinates.
• Provide career development recommendations, mentoring, and discipline as necessary.
• Generate training plans based on the program and subordinates’ needs.

Technical Role (≈80%)

• Lead the Command & Control (C2) Software Test Team, about 20 software and automation test engineers.
• Lead a team responsible for developing, performing, and supporting test activities and documentation at the CSCI level.
• Perform Cost Account Management and Risk Management duties.
• Participate in technical planning, verification and validation, cost and risk, supportability and effectiveness analyses for element capabilities.
• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness and compliance of the test program.
• Verify specifications and designs through testing, data processing, and support modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.
• Provide site and flight test support for subsystem requirement verification.
• Create technical reports and present test and analysis results.
• Work with various team members to lead automation and integration of functionality with other software environments.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

The standard work schedule is a 9/80 schedule, allowing a nine‑hour workday Monday through Thursday and every other Friday off.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 6 years with a Master’s degree.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation within the last 6 years; ability to obtain Special Program Access.
• At least 1 year leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in embedded and/or application software test planning and execution.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have

• Experience managing people.
• Experience as a design engineer or design assurance engineer.
• Experience with Siemens CPLM and NX or similar.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
• Experience in Mission Assurance / Quality.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5.
• Experience with a multi‑phase design/approval process.
• Experience with a Quality Management System.
• Experience working in an AS9100 or ISO9001 certified workplace.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $230,800.00

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make 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 the Northrop Grumman EEO page.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.