Software Engineering Manager 2 – SW Development Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2 – SW Development Lead to join our team in San Diego, CA or Oklahoma City, OK. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Leading a team of approximately 10-20 individuals to complete the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in an Agile software development environment.
• Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of SW products to meet contractual cost, schedule, and technical requirements as a work package manager.
• Reporting Agile metrics and EVMS status to the Sub IPT lead and other program leaders, managing and communicating program and technical risks.
• Collaborating with Software Development, Systems Engineering, Test Automation, DevOps and Systems Test organizations to ensure the team is meeting the mission engineering objectives of the contract.
• Providing technical guidance, leadership, and mentoring to the team.
• Provide Functional Management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Prior leadership experience using Agile development, including participating as Product Owner, Scrum Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with developing software used for one of the following real-time applications: flight critical software, Safety critical software, medical software, or mission critical software.
• At least 4 years of recent relevant experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, Java, and Python.
• Familiarity with most of the data interfaces: 1553, RS-232 Serial, Discrete & Analog I/O, Ethernet/IP, or Fiber Channel.
• Active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active US Government Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Experience developing proposal inputs, cost account management, and resource planning.
• Experience with cost account management and task/resource planning.
• Strong understanding of embedded software architectures and requirements that drive them.
• Strong understanding of hardware interfaces in the software architecture and their impacts.
• Frontend framework experience (e.g. JavaFx, Java Swing, Angular).
• High proficiency with Containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Experience with microservices, Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications, threading, intermediate object-oriented programming, design patterns, Data Distribution Service (DDS) messaging, web technologies, Unified Modeling Language (UML), database essentials and SQL/NoSQL.

Primary Level Salary Range: $131,800.00 - $241,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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