Systems Engineering Manager 3

Northrop GrummanCharlottesville, VA
$166,700 - $250,100Onsite

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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Maritime Systems & Integration (MS&I) E&S organization and serve as the Charlottesville E&S Site Lead. This position reports to the Naval Systems Engineering Director and is in Charlottesville, VA. The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the geographically distributed, highly dynamic, multi-discipline engineering team. The engineering team is responsible for hardware & software development, production support and shipboard integration & test for Navy and USCG surface and subsurface fleet.

Requirements

  • Exceptional leadership and teambuilding skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Strong technical acumen
  • Ability to lead multiple engineering disciplines across programs
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Presentation experience
  • Demonstrated ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the organization
  • Ability to build consensus and resolve conflict
  • Collaborate with business area leadership, and other functional partners to resolve complex issues in a timely manner to help meet program commitments
  • 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 Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics.
  • U.S. Citizen with an active Government Secret Clearance
  • 3 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries
  • 2 years demonstrated success managing technical teams
  • 2 years of experience working in a technical role
  • Proven experience as a team player and collaborator
  • Very strong engineering background with demonstrated experience managing through requirements development, design and production
  • Solid understanding of engineering process with execution experience

Nice To Haves

  • Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields.
  • Program management experience
  • Success as a leader of large functional organization
  • Experience managing large control accounts with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and technical performance
  • Experience with product line management and product line engineering
  • Demonstrated success in creating and executing affordability initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and implementation of the program(s) technical roadmap strategy
  • Staff appropriately and enable resource sharing across multiple business areas
  • Lead strategic actions to improve the business of engineering
  • Drive engineering strategy and practices pertinent to the MS&I E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy
  • Drive key talent development and workforce planning efforts
  • Elevate engineering rigor
  • Drive predictable financial and program results
  • Prioritize engineering investments aligned with strategic imperatives
  • Demonstrate thought leadership on digital transformation
  • Positions may require travel up to 25% of the time to support distributed team

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
  • overtime
  • shift differential
  • discretionary bonus
  • Annual bonuses
  • Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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