Systems Engineering Manager 3

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

This is a manager-of-managers role at the Bethpage, NY facility with responsibility for approximately 50 staff. The Systems Engineering manager will perform productive (direct charge) work on programs in addition to functional management duties, with an anticipated split of approximately 70% program work and 30% functional management on average.

• Lead section staff based on goals, objectives, and company policies.
• Provide engineering staffing to programs and ensure adherence to established engineering processes.
• Manage workload forecasting, hire and develop new engineering talent, and prepare, manage, and conduct Quarterly Connections.
• Manage department budget and support compensation planning; support proposal activities including leading technical/management volume development and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development/defense.
• Support and lead engineering organization efforts aimed towards skill and career development, continuous improvement, and growth.
• Provide engineering support to programs, including Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) leadership and risk development and management.
• Provide Control/Cost Account Management (CAM) support leveraging EVMS and agile project execution methodologies.
• Support writing technical specifications, Statements of Work (SOWs), design reviews (e.g., SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TIMs), and capture/proposal activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers, homerooms, and sectors; ensure training on Engineering Tools required to support programs.
• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used by the department.
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups; develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers.
• Lead or support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and IRAD project leadership.
• Conduct design reviews, IPT leadership, consulting, proposal support, or other appropriate technical functions as part of direct program work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics or other related technical fields.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• Experience with people leadership.
• Experience within the systems engineering discipline in either the defense or aerospace industries.
• Knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics, training resources, processes, and tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or other related technical fields.
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or higher.
• Experience leading groups of 30+ in a functional, programmatic, or technical capacity.
• Experience in functional management of an engineering organization.

Clearance and Travel

Clearance required for start: Secret. Travel: up to 10% of the time.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Benefits include a health plan, savings plan, paid time off, education assistance, training and development, and a 9/80 work schedule (where available), among others.