Software Engineering Manager 2

About the role

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Software Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in either Melbourne, FL or San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• New business acquisition, proposal, and special projects support
• Support Functional Engineering initiatives
• Aid with staff workload forecast preparation
• Identify and implement new or improved tools and processes to increase team efficiency
• Acquire the necessary computers, equipment, and tools to enable the team to accomplish their assigned job
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• Lead Engineering teams with program execution
• Mentor Engineers on all phases of the Program
• Create, review, and maintain critical documentation
• Support the software department, software center, and software sector in their day-to-day activities

Requirements

• Must either have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 8 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development, OR a Master’s degree Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a PhD Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field and 4 years of experience that includes a background in software development
• Prior experience in a leadership capacity 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 Agile software development, object-oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing
• Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: Java, Python, Go, C++, C#, PowerShell, VBScript, Bash, or KornShell
• Experience with Cloud technologies and service providers
• Active in-Scope, DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR)

Qualifications

• Current approved PAR to applicable program
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM discipline
• Proven leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills
• Previous experience leading a team of 5-12 employees with a record of on-time performance
• Previous experience in developing proposal inputs (task descriptions and basis of estimate)
• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Supports the software department, software center, and software sector in their day-to-day activities

Benefits

• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Pay

The primary level salary range for this position is $131,100.00 - $241,700.00. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Schedule

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time