Mgr Systems Engineering 2

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 Aeronautic Systems has an opening for a Specialty Engineering functional homeroom section manager for the Autonomous Division Center of Excellence to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The positions will be located in San Diego, CA. 

You will lead a functional homeroom team of systems engineers supporting one or more of the Specialty Engineering disciplines, which may include System Security Engineering  / Cyber, System Safety, Human Systems Integration / Human Factors, Engineering Competitive Analysis (ECA), and/or E3 (EMI/EMC) in support of various Autonomous Systems and Advanced Design programs. This position requires you to already have (and maintain) a technical lead or individual contributor role on a program, which is expected to be roughly 85% of the workload. This position does not include the 85% scope, rather it provides you the 15% scope of taking on the exciting challenge of being a functional homeroom manager.

Specialty engineering section manager responsibilities include:

Lead team of 8-15 systems engineers with typical grade levels ranging from T01 through T05, including college and high school interns

Provide personnel with career development, employee engagement, mentoring and coaching

Coordinate with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance evaluations to employees, evaluating/recommending employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and coordinating with Human Resources on potential adjustments, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career mentorship to employees and counseling employees on their performance as needed

Forecast and supervise work load for each team member

Develop and improve personnel and organizational technical skills

Work with Human Resources Business Partners to mediate and resolve personnel issues

Ensure process alignment, support program achievement reviews and deep dives, and assists in development and implementation of division objectives

Work closely with managers of other engineering fields, program managers, and IPT leads

Champion change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the division and sector

You should demonstrate a dedication to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. Demonstrate abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and developing. Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills are required.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) field from an accredited university, with 9 years of engineering experience or 7 years with a Master’s Degree or 5 years with a PhD.

Active Secret or higher clearance

Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a "Specialty" Engineering & Analysis competency

Preferred Qualifications:

3 years of experience in lead or first level manager role in a technical engineering capacity

Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain program access

Demonstrated system ownership experience in requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, or verification

Experience with Anti-Tamper, Exportability, and an understanding of Adversarial Threats

Experience with MIL-STD-882E and Software Safety

Depth of Knowledge (DoK) level 3 or 4 in multiple System Security Engineering critical skills

Depth of Knowledge (DoK) level 3 or 4 in multiple System Safety Engineering critical skills

Depth of Knowledge (DoK) level 3 or 4 in multiple E3-related critical skills

Depth of Knowledge (DoK) level 3 or 4 in multiple Human Systems Integration or ECA skills

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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Salary Range: $143,500 USD - $215,300 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.