Systems Engineering Manager 2

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

1d•$153,800 - $230,800•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 (Front-Line Manager) to join the Engineering & Sciences leadership team supporting the Sensor Systems team. This position is 100% on-site in Linthicum, Maryland, and provides functional leadership for approximately 10–15 engineers and subject matter experts working across several Baltimore-area programs in Radar Modes, Target Tracking, or Advanced Algorithms. The role combines engineering functional leadership with technical and program execution responsibilities. The manager is expected to perform direct-charge program work, spending approximately 80% of their time in technical or program leadership roles and 20% in functional management. The position is contingent on the successful transfer of an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance and requires travel 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. Functional responsibilities include leading staff, providing engineering staffing to programs, ensuring adherence to engineering processes, forecasting workloads, hiring and developing talent, conducting Quarterly Connections, supporting budget and compensation planning, collaborating with peer managers, and advancing department initiatives, technology roadmaps, skill development, continuous improvement, and growth. Program responsibilities include managing engineering support to programs and performing technical work, potentially including subject matter engineering, Integrated Product Team leadership, and Cost Account Management support. The manager also supports technical specifications, Statements of Work, design reviews, capture and proposal activities, customer relationships, and proposal development and review. The role calls for a leader who fosters well-being, inclusion, and engagement and supports a high-performing workforce. Northrop Grumman describes its work as supporting secure, integrated, multi-domain systems and technologies, and states its commitment to ethical standards, diversity and inclusion, environmental protection, and responsible corporate citizenship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience, Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or Ph.D. and 4 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance; the position is contingent upon successful transfer of an active Secret Clearance.
Experience with people management or program leadership.
Experience in the domain systems engineering areas of Target Tracking, Algorithms, and/or Radar Modes.
Experience establishing and maintaining customer and/or program communications.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
Active Top Secret Clearance or higher.
Experience leading groups of 10 or more in a functional, programmatic (development and/or production), or technical capacity.
At least 2 years of practical experience with hiring, staffing, engineering metrics, training resources, processes, and tools.
Experience in the functional management of an engineering organization.

Responsibilities

Lead staff based on goals, objectives, and company policies.
Provide engineering staffing to programs.
Ensure adherence to established engineering processes and departmental guidelines.
Manage workload forecasting, including hiring and developing engineering talent.
Prepare, manage, and conduct Quarterly Connections.
Support department budget management and compensation planning.
Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups.
Lead or support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus and sector involvement, and IRAD project leadership.
Support and lead engineering organization efforts focused on skill and career development, continuous improvement, and growth.
Manage engineering support to programs.
Perform productive program work, potentially including subject matter engineering tasks, Integrated Product Team leadership, and Cost Account Management support.
Support technical specifications, Statements of Work, design reviews, and capture and proposal activities.
Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers as needed for program leadership roles.
Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for internal and external customers in the supported domain area.
Create a culture of well-being, inclusion, and engagement that attracts, retains, and enables a high-performing workforce.

Benefits

Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 Work Schedule where available
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Company-paid holidays
Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus depending on the position