Systems Engineering Manager 3

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

1d•$184,300 - $276,500•Onsite

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 has an opening for a Systems Engineering Manager 3 that is ready to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position will be in Baltimore, MD, and is a full-time on-site role. What You’ll get to Do: As an integral part of our Engineering & Sciences leadership team you will support the diverse portfolio of programs across Baltimore & Partner Sites (BaPS). You will provide both engineering functional leadership and technical project execution leadership while overseeing approximately ~12-15 senior System Architects (Level 6 and 7). This leader must be able to create a culture of well-being, inclusion and engagement that attracts, retains, and enables a high performing workforce. The individuals in this group work across several Baltimore, MD based programs. The Systems Engineering Manager 3 will also be expected to perform productive (direct charge) work on programs in addition to functional management duties. It is anticipated the split between functional and program duties will be approximately 20/80, on average.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience or Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
U.S Citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain/maintain an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
Experience with people leadership
Experience within the systems engineering discipline in either the defense or aerospace industries.
Knowledge of hiring, staffing, engineering metrics, training resources, processes, and tools.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or other related technical fields.
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or higher.
Experience leading groups of senior technical leaders in a functional, programmatic (development and/or production), or technical capacity.
Experience in functional management of an engineering organization.

Responsibilities

Ensure adherence to standard systems engineering processes.
Provide staffing to programs with systems engineering competencies.
Manage workload forecasting, hire/develop new systems engineering talent.
Lead subordinates based on goals, objectives, and company policies.
Prepare, manage, and conduct performance reviews.
Support proposal activities (lead, technical/management volume development, Basis of Estimate (BOE) development/defense).
Lead and facilitate interviews for System Architects candidates
Support proposal activities (lead, technical/management volume development, Basis of Estimate (BOE) development/defense).
Support organization efforts aimed towards skill and career development; continuous improvement; and growth.
Support a technical program as a System Engineering IPT Lead, System I&T Lead, System Architect, Technical Lead
Supporting the Control Account Management (CAM) of a technical project. Includes team management, Cost & Schedule planning, Earned Value Management, workload forecast planning, task prioritization, risk management, and generation of business reports.
Support writing specifications (e.g. RFIs/RFQs/RFPs), ICDs, systems engineering work scope, design reviews (e.g. SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR TIMs, etc.) and capture/proposal activities.
Manage and develop functional baseline allocations.
Develop systems engineering documentation (SE plans, models, and other CDRL deliverables)
Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers, homerooms, and sectors.
Ensure training to staff on Systems Engineering Tools (MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Python, DOORS, Rhapsody, Cameo, etc.) required to support their programs.
Lead or support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and IRAD project leadership.