Manager Systems Engineering 1

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 127,000 - 190,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Annual bonuses

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 1 in Huntsville, AL. This role balances management duties and program responsibilities, emphasizing leadership, collaboration, and effective communication.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a STEM discipline, and must possess an active Secret clearance. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $127,000 to $190,600, depending on candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a STEM discipline; or 3 years and a Master's degree.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Demonstrated large-team organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance.
• Develop diverse and inclusive teams with high engagement, including mentoring.
• Apply systems thinking to ensure developed products meet end-user needs.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Systems thinking

Agile software development

Requirements management

Verification experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or STEM discipline

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or STEM discipline

Tools

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

CAMEO

Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Systems Engineering Manager 1 based in Huntsville, AL. The role balances approximately 20% management duties and 80% program responsibilities. Management duties include day‑to‑day communication, performance assessment, career counseling, professional development, employee succession planning, rewards and recognition, conflict resolution, and personnel issue resolution for 5‑10 direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance.
• Serve as an effective collaborator, communicator, and problem solver who develops and maintains good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capacity to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
• Develop diverse and inclusive teams with high engagement, including mentoring and coaching.
• Operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization to accomplish team goals.
• Prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results with limited oversight and direction.
• Apply systems thinking to ensure developed products are scalable, maintainable, and meet end‑user needs.
• Work closely with directors and managers of other engineering disciplines, product managers, and program senior leadership.
• Champion change to achieve competitive advantage for the business.
• Support proposal preparation, review, and approval processes.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a STEM discipline; or 3 years and a Master's degree in the same fields.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Working experience or foundational knowledge in people and technical leadership roles.
• Working knowledge of staffing, engineering metrics, and training resources, processes, and tools.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
• 2+ years of experience with requirements decomposition and tracing to verification events.
• Verification experience or knowledge.
• Knowledge of CAMEO and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles.
• Familiarity with Agile software development tools such as Jira, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket.
• Business acumen and ability to apply knowledge of business and financial concepts to program decisions.
• Demonstrated customer interface skills.
• Demonstrated large‑team organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated executive communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Resource planning and staffing to plan understanding of the Systems Engineering V‑Model.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a STEM discipline.
• Military experience.
• INCOSE or Systems Engineering certification.
• MDA knowledge.
• Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross‑functional teams with a customer focus.
• Experience leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations.
• Current Security+ certification.

Salary and Benefits

• Primary Level Salary Range: $127,000.00 - $190,600.00 (range may vary by experience, education, skills, and location).
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions.
• Long‑term incentives for VP or Director positions.
• Health, life, and disability insurance; savings plan; company‑paid holidays; paid time off for vacation and personal business.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available.
• Travel: No travel required.
• Clearance required: Yes, Secret.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

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.