RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

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.”

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector is looking for a Systems Engineering Manager 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on the Ground Systems Product Team. This position will be located on-site in Melbourne, FL and require some travel.

This deputy level position will report to the Ground Systems Team Lead and will support management, guidance and leadership for a large geographically dispersed team.  Responsibility, accountability and authority will include, but not limited to, product architecture and overall requirements and certification of associated Ground Systems products.

The Ground Systems Deputy will be responsible for the architecture and development of specific Cloud-Based Ground Systems solutions and will be responsible for the integration of associated ground control elements, to provide seamless capability from mission planning through mission execution.

The Ground Systems Deputy will manage functional resources, engineering processes and procedures for the Ground Systems Team and will be responsible for achieving all technical performance objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensures coordination within the overall Program to assure integration of the requirements, interfaces, and related technical performance.  
• Ensures alignment with the contract and customer needs.  This includes compliance to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the DoD Software Acquisition Pathway, and with company software development practices.
• Ensures timely delivery of requirement related products while defining and executing incentive fee award plans.
• Drives organic growth of the team while planning for future production efforts.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes.
• Coordinates the preparation of plans, proposals and engineering estimates.
• Acts with impunity when dealing with customers and across multiple organizations and disciplines.
• Supports program review sessions with the customer and company executives, involving schedule and technical performance metrics and architecture design changes.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to schedules, identifies program issues, obtains solutions, adjusts allocation of resources as required, and prepares for evolving specifications.

BENEFITS STATEMENT:

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

LEADERSHIP STATEMENT:

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and you model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of engineering management experience; master’s degree with 7 years IPT experience
• Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. 
• Demonstrated customer interface skills
• Demonstrated large-team organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated executive communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
• Experience in Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management
• Comprehensive understanding of software development within an Agile Environment
• Experience in resource planning
• Experience with Jira and Confluence applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM degree with DoD related IPT experience
• Experience in managing efforts with large number of dependencies
• Experience with SAFe Agile and/or DoD Software Acquisition Pathway approaches
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Active Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. 
• Working knowledge or experience in two or more area
• Ground systems/segments
• Mission planning systems
• Communications systems
• Aircraft mission systems
• Software development models
• Agile/MBSE Methodologies
• Cloud-based systems and services
• On-prem/Hyperscale architectures
   

Salary Range: $161,500.00 - $242,300.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.