Space Software Engineering Manager (SCI/DoD)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 154,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Space Software Engineering Manager to join the Payload and Ground Eastern Region team. You will provide technical oversight across the full software lifecycle and lead a matrixed team of engineers to deliver secure capabilities.

The role requires DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, strong leadership, and experience implementing Agile practices in large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM degree.
• Master’s degree +6 years of experience
• PhD +3 years of experience
• 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• 5 years of progressive software engineering/development experience in C++ or Python

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight through the full software development lifecycle (design, development, integration, and maintenance).
• Lead and guide a matrixed functional team of software engineers through processes, career development and performance appraisals.
• Participate in proposal generation, staffing allocations, and recruiting.
• Guide the team in applying standards, processes, and tools across the system development life cycle.
• Ensure Agile development with decomposition of requirements into features, design, coding, testing, and system test.

Skills

C++/Python

Agile methodologies

Leadership

SDLC

Distributed systems

Clearance

Staffing

Education

BS in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

12 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

AWS

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Space Software Engineering Manager to join the Payload and Ground Eastern Region team. You will provide technical oversight across the full software lifecycle and lead a matrixed team of engineers to deliver secure capabilities.

The role requires DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, strong leadership, and experience implementing Agile practices in large-scale projects.