Sr Staff Engineer Software

Northrop Grumman • Linthicum Heights, MD

39d

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. What You'll get to Do: We are looking for a Software IPT Lead to manage an agile software development organization focused on meeting dynamic customer requirements and delivering mission critical capabilities. Our programs require new development as well as sustainment, including design, development, and test support. Your responsibilities will include the management and prioritization of the team's execution with respect to cost, schedule, and technical performance. The team is dynamic, highly focused, and is looking to add a leader to help drive execution in developing new and impactful capabilities. If this is your type of environment and you love fast-paced software development, please consider joining our team.

Requirements

• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application with SSBI or higher and a willingness to obtain a poly
• Bachelor's degree with 14 years of relative experience; Master's degree with 12 years of relative experience; 9 years of experience with a Ph.D.; 18 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must have a combined work experience relevant to technical, functional, project management, or major IPT leadership supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other Federal Government Systems.
• 6 years of organizational management or major IPT leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships with stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex software development activities comprised of multiple teams and engineering disciplines
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a collaborative management style, and an inherent drive to deliver on commitments
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Familiarity with and willingness to work in a secure environment
• Leadership experience building effective and engaged multi-discipline teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading large agile software development efforts
• Experience developing data processing software systems in the defense industry
• Demonstrated depth of experience in System Engineering and/or Software Development
• Excellent conflict management and negotiation skills
• Effective dealing with personnel issues
• Proven ability to effectively work across multiple organizations to form teams, gain internal support, act with speed, and make tough decisions

Responsibilities

• Manage the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the Mission Software organization across multiple simultaneous projects and phases (e.g., conceptual design through delivery and installation of fully integrated mission data processing systems ).
• Advance program objectives by building and maintaining trusted relationships with program and customer leadership along with other stakeholders and by engaging in forums related to the Mission Software organization products.
• Establish priorities, schedule, and monitor adherence to program schedules and objectives to ensure solid increment planning and execution along with high-confidence roadmap plans that deliver required capabilities consistent with customer needs.
• Ensure effective identification and management of issues, risks and opportunities.
• Drive issues and decisions to closure considering competing points of view, constraints, customer/stakeholder priorities and program strategic objectives.
• Leverage the TEPL mission architecture, and software development expertise to provide forward-thinking solutions that conform to customer constraints (funding, capabilities of related systems, etc.).
• Build and sustain an effective, engaged, and integrated team in a complex, geographically disperse, partner-rich, and dynamic environment.
• Act as primary program contact for mission software products, and work with program leadership to monitor and address cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Effectively coordinate and collaborate with program and NG functional leadership to ensure required staffing, processes and infrastructure are available to efficiently execute program objectives.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees