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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.Northrop Grumman's Missions System Sector (NGMS) is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to direct a team of Systems engineers within the Cross-Sector Engineering Networked Information Solutions and Payload and Ground Systems engineering section of the Airborne Multifunction Sensors (AMS) functional homeroom located in Baltimore, MD.This is a dual-role management position, which involves the balance of the functional oversight and management for a system engineering team of 10-15 engineers and providing productive technical contributions to supported programs. A successful candidate will split their time at approximately 10-20% in the support of functional organization tasks and objectives and 80-90% of their time going towards technical program tasks.Specific management responsibilities include:•Recruiting and retention•Training•Career guidance and goal-setting•Performance evaluations•Compensation evaluations and coordination•Policy dissemination•Employee inclusion and engagement•Staffing, workload planning/forecasting and time charge approvals•Engineering process development and maintenance•Development and implementation of departmental vision and strategiesFor technical program tasks the individual will support programs within the Advanced Communication Apertures Operating Unit. This is a growing area with new business opportunities in Multi-Function Aperture cutting-edge technology programs spanning development to production. These programs operate in a challenging and fast-paced environment to bring needed capability to the War Fighter. Specific technical responsibilities include:
- Provide technical oversight of design, development, and integration of system components.
- Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate.
- Drive sustainable continuous improvement, including by collating and deriving insights from data.
- Generate proposal and estimates inputs for new work.
- Act as a Control Account Manager (CAM) using Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Lead the team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools using Agile development methodology.
- Coordinate with other disciplines when needed such as Software and Hardware
- Candidate must have strong communication and people leadership skills.
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or a similar engineering/technical degree
- 9 years of progressive Systems and/or Software Engineering / Development experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate diverse and inclusive teams in a leadership role
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Solid understanding of the Systems Engineering and Integration and Test processes
- U.S. citizenship required
- Active DoD Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain higher levels of clearance to include SAP
- Advance degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or a similar engineering/technical degree
- Experience leading teams in a functional, programmatic or technical capacity
- Active Top Secret DoD Clearance or higher.
- Access to Special Access Programs (SAPs)
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and MS Project.
- Experience with good Agile (Scrum) team execution and principles
- Experience working with Multi-Function Apertures
- Experience with Digital RF Systems
- Experience with Requirements Development and Decomposition
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
About the Company
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, VA, United States
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