**Requisition ID: R10178800**
+ **Category:** Engineering
+ **Location:** Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America | Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
+ **Clearance Type:** Secret
+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position
+ **Shift:** 1st Shift (United States of America)
+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time
+ **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance may be available
+ **Positions Available:** 1
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 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, but they’re also making history.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) seeks to fill a Manager Digital Engineering 3 opportunity. This is a dual role manager position, involving both overall management of a Software and Digital Technologies (SWDT) section (comprising multiple functional groups), and performance of individual productive work on a program or several programs.
This individual will be responsible for software and digital technologies for the Land and Maritime Sensors (LMS) Business unit within the Maritime / Land Sensor Systems (MLSS) Division of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, and will report to the Engineering Director for this business unit. The section manager is a manager of manager positions for ~40 employees with direct supervision of the individual group managers and the senior technical staff. Specific management responsibilities include staffing programs, managing nonapplied time, managing headcount and mentoring; yearly goal setting; review and evaluation of employee performance; employee skill development and career growth; monitoring of compliance with department processes and company values; providing team leadership and engagement; and approving time charging. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with peer section managers on interacting with business division counterparts to coordinate staffing and other program support (e.g. proposal reviews, design reviews, customer meetings). The section manager will be responsible for implementing the vision of the department within his/her section, and leading department initiatives.
The section manager will also be expected to perform productive (direct-charge) work on programs. It is anticipated that the section lead will charge programs directly for 60-80% of their time and charge indirect for 20-40% of their time.
The direct program work may include technical work, IPT leadership, consulting, proposal support, or any other appropriate engineering leadership or support.
**Roles and Responsibilities:**
+ Lead section staff based on goals, objectives, and company policies
+ Monitor and maintain Software and Digital Technologies process
+ Ensure adherence to established engineering processes
+ Provide leadership and support to programs and Digital Technologies teams to successfully achieve engineering objectives and program milestones.
+ Provide engineering staffing to programs
+ Manage workload forecasting, hire/develop engineering talent
+ Prepare, manage, and conduct performance reviews
+ Manage indirect charging of section staff
+ Lead compensation planning, promotion evaluations and other employee recognition activities for section
+ Support proposal activities (lead, technical/management volume development, Basis of Estimate (BOE) development/defense).
+ Support and lead engineering organization efforts aimed towards skill and career development; continuous improvement; and growth.
**This position is contingent upon successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance**
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ 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 Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
+ U.S Citizenship is required
+ An active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required
+ 5+ years of experience with design, verification and integration & test of software and digital technology products for radar, electronic warfare, or related sensor systems.
+ 3+ years of prior experience in people leadership
+ Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Master’s degree in technical discipline.
+ Top Secret clearance and/or SCI with CI or FS polygraph
+ Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
+ Experience leading large groups in a functional, programmatic, or technical capacity
+ 3+ years prior functional management experience
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
+ Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
+ 401k
+ Educational Assistance
+ Life Insurance
+ Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
+ Paid Time Off
+ Health & Wellness Resources
+ Employee Discounts
Link to Benefits:
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
**Salary Range:** $178,500 - $267,700
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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.