Systems Engineering Manager 2

Northrop Grumman; McClellan Place (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to lead the Cyber and Intelligence Solutions (CIS) BEE frontline. This onsite role manages an engineering team of about ten technical leaders and reports to the E&S C&IS BEE Department Manager.

You will guide planning, baselines, and cost/schedule management while developing technical leaders and ensuring rigorous engineering execution. Travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Leadership or people-management experience.
• Experience in SIGINT or cyber (offensive/defensive) and non-kinetic.
• Bachelor's degree in Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics; Master's preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering frontline team and guide ~10 technical leaders.
• Drive planning, baselines, and cost/schedule management.
• Collaborate with leaders to share best practices and standards.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cyber experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM fields

Master's degree in STEM fields

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity Division, Engineering and Sciences is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2. This position will be onsite, and will be a front line manager in the Business Execution Engineering (BEE) homeroom organization for the Cyber and Intelligence Solutions (C&IS) Business Unit, reporting to the E&S C&IS BEE Department Manager. This position will work from one or our NGMS C&IS locations (including: Annapolis Junction MD, Roy UT, Cincinnati OH, Sacramento CA, Chantilly, VA).

As the C&IS BEE Front Line Manager, you will be in a dual-role position with approximately 80/20 work split between direct program/capture and indirect functional homeroom responsibilities of an engineering organization of approximately 10 technical leaders (E100 roles).

What You'll get to Do:

• Support C&IS business unit as Engineering Frontline Manager by contributing to C&IS program(s)/captures(s) and providing people leadership for technical leaders in E100 roles (e.g. CE, SEIT, EPM, IPT, Architects) through talent development, mentoring/coaching, staffing planning, engagement, retention, and knowledge sharing.

• Contributing technical scope may include (but not limited to): Technical leadership role (e.g. SEIT, Chief Engineer, EPM, IPT/CAM, task order/project /study lead, or similar role).

• Support E&S C&IS BEE Department Manager byensuring consistent rigor in planning, technical baseline & cost/schedule management, metrics management, and issue resolution as related to engineering execution.

• Develop technical leaders (e.g. CE, SEIT, EPM, IPT, Architects) to ensure business success, while supporting talent pipeline development.

• Oversee general administration for frontline organization, including managing indirect budgets, process improvements, staffing, workload forecasts, EWW.

• Collaborate with other leaders on resourcing programs and meeting competing demands of a diverse business base.

• Collaborate with discipline engineering team members to share best practices and accelerate implementation of Sector standards.

• Travel up to 25% of the time.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics with 8+ years of experience; Masters degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics with 6+ years of experience.

• Previous leadership or management experience

• Professional experience in SIGINT, Cyber (Offensive or Defensive), Non-Kinetic