Software Engineering Manager 1

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 Navigation Targeting and Survivability (NTS) seeks to fill the position of Front-line Manager of Software Engineering as part of the Development and Operations (DevOps) organization in the Central Region Engineering, Sciences & Technology (ES&T). The position will be located at the Rolling Meadows, IL Facility.

Management duties will require tasking and coordination of approximately 10-15 engineers, and process and resource coordination with functional homeroom management. The candidate will have 75% technical responsibilities: develop, modify and maintain real time embedded software test solutions using DevOps engineering best practices & standards and participate in the full life-cycle of software development. The Software Manager will also be responsible for staffing and workload forecast; support and adherence to standard DevOps processes; lessons learned; and employee engagement, mentoring and career development, including training and identification and training of skills required to execute on programs.

The responsibilities include the recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, and contract maintenance for the contractors working in the business area. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills and will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The Software Manager will have an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish the team goals. The selected candidates will work closely with Managers of other engineering disciplines, and Program Managers.

Basic Qualifications:

- Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with a minimum 4 years of overall experience.

- The candidate must have experience as an IPT lead or other technical team leadership experience.

- The candidate must have experience in the principles of Continuous Integration, Automation and/or modelling of test solutions for embedded systems

- Candidates must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's degree in STEM in a relevant technical or management specialty.

- 2+ years of DevOps experience

- 2+ years of leading teams experience

Salary Range: $114,200 USD - $171,200 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.