Senior Systems Engineering Manager — Special Programs & Futures

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 154,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to lead a team of engineers on the SLCM-N Tactical Supplier Management software effort. The role combines technical leadership with functional management across production scaling and product support, driving cost, schedule and performance objectives.

You will spend ~80% on technical/leadership tasks and ~20% in functional management, fostering a culture of well-being, inclusion and high performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Masters.
• US Citizenship with Active U.S. Government Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date within the last 6 years.
• Experience with production, manufacturing, logistics, or affordability.
• Experience briefing and interfacing with high level customers.

Responsibilities

• Own both technical and programmatic leadership for a team of ~10-15 FTE performing systems engineering functions to define and develop production scaling and product support equipment, plans, and materials.
• Perform productive work on programs which could include specific engineering tasking related to your subject matter expertise, IPT leadership, and CAM support.
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups.
• Support writing technical specifications, Statements of Work (SOWs), design reviews and capture/proposal activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers as needed for leadership roles on programs.
• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers in the domain area of support.

Skills

Production Experience

Manufacturing Experience

Logistics Experience

Customer Briefings

Education

STEM Bachelor Degree

Masters Degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to lead a team of engineers on the SLCM-N Tactical Supplier Management software effort. The role combines technical leadership with functional management across production scaling and product support, driving cost, schedule and performance objectives.

You will spend ~80% on technical/leadership tasks and ~20% in functional management, fostering a culture of well-being, inclusion and high performance.