Modeling and Simulation Manager 2 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman

76d • $156,500 - $234,700

About The Position

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 is currently looking for an experienced Modeling & Simulation Manager to work with our Modeling and Simulation team (M&S). The successful candidate will work with the modeling and simulation team across projects to assure value-added implementation of our CM process, and to achieve and maintain a standardized build system for the team. The candidate will coordinate with other software teams for DevSecOps implementation and execution, and on CI/CD development and maintenance. This engineer will also be responsible for guiding the delivery process of all deliverables of the M&S team. The candidate will work with functional management to assist in optimizing and implementing AGILE processes. The candidate will also work to train other team members to proficiency in relevant tasks. There will likely be some opportunity for technical work in software development, analysis, and systems engineering, but the above roles will be the candidate’s primary responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in either Aerospace Engineering, Physics, SW engineering, or related STEM field with 8 years in Modeling & Simulation, Systems, Software engineering, or other relevant experience, or Master’s with 6 experience in the above fields, a Ph.D. with 4 years relevant experience in the above fields.
• 3+ years of development in C++ on a daily basis, with a thorough understanding of OO design principles.
• A sufficient background in physics or mathematics to understand flight dynamics and sensor basics.
• 2 years of experience in a formal or informal leadership role, such as functional manager, product owner, tech lead, or IPT lead, managing or directing the work of 6 or more people.
• 2 or more of the following: 2 years as an embedded software engineer; 3+ years in either weapon system modeling and simulation (especially 6-DOF) or Operation Analysis; Strong background in CI/CD; Experience in Systems Engineering, especially verifying requirements for a weapon system; Significant Experience in EVMS, or a high level of process leadership experience in SCRUM.
• Interim US Government Secret security level clearance or higher and eligible for a SAP level clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with version control tools such as Git.
• Experience with RTOS such as VxWorks.
• Experience using Atlassian Tool Suite: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, SonarQube.
• Prior experience in leading a modeling and simulation team software team, or operations analysis team.
• Previous functional management experience leading a team of engineers for at least 1 year or more.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value, with the ability to build milestone schedules for execution purposes.
• Systems Engineering experience such as MBSE and/or verifying weapons systems (especially missile systems).

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team focused on hardware emulation and integrating simulations with external components (embedded flight software, HIL systems, systems of simulations).
• Manage the staffing profile for a team of 8 to 12 Modeling & Simulation engineers and Software Engineers.
• Support senior manager in executing the strategy to motivate and to ensure a high performing engineering team.
• Apply sound software engineering principles and metrics, ensure compliance with processes and standards.
• Ensure deliverables meet technical quality, cost & schedule objectives.
• Support estimation of labor and review of Basis of Estimate documents for proposals associated with SW domain.
• Interface with all levels of leadership to meet or exceed performance for all program deliverables.
• Contribute both as a functional manager and as a technical contributor.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree