Posted:
7/23/2025, 4:44:18 AM
Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Beavercreek, Ohio, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
IT & Security
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to support our growing engineering team in advanced technology development programs.
What You'll Do:
This is a dual-role technical manager position including people management and direct program leadership contribution. The split between program and functional duties will be approximately 80% program and 20% functional, on average. The direct program work may include technical work in the form of systems engineering, hardware/software development, IPT leadership, or any other appropriate technical contribution.
Key roles and responsibilities include:
Supporting a team of 10-15 technical staff in management role. Administrative management responsibilities include staffing, performance and compensation management, and career development.
Implement and manage technical design, quality, performance, and risk and opportunity across projects. Ensuring alignment with Engineering and Division processes, program policies, and industry standards
Developing and executing project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
Being accountable to stakeholders and program managers for status updates, issue resolution, and overall engineering execution
Providing technical leadership to the team and ensuring proper engineering processes and procedures are followed.
Working with peers and training leads to identify critical skill shortfalls, developing appropriate technical training, and improving team performance
This position requires work on site at Northrop Grumman’s Beavercreek, OH facility.
Basic Qualifications for Systems Engineering Manager 2:
Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master of Science degree in STEM related field with 6+ years of relevant technical experience; PhD in STEM related field with 4+ years of relevant experience
Experience in systems architecture or subsystem design activities
Experience as a technical lead supporting efforts and staff across project life cycle
Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements
Preferred Qualifications for Systems Engineering Manager 2:
Demonstrated success leading high performance teams as technical, integrated product team, and/or functional leader
Experience designing and implementing solutions with minimal or evolving requirements
Experience in developing custom systems across various technologies such as RF, analog, digital, & embedded
Experience as an IPT lead, functional lead, or leadership in the military
Active U.S. government security clearance.
Website: https://northropgrumman.com/
Headquarter Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Data Integration ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Remote Sensing ⋅ Security ⋅ Software