Manager AI Engineering 1/2

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.

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 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!

The Artificial Intelligence and Analytics Department at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as an AI Engineering Manager 1 or 2. This position is fully on-site at our Woodland Hills, CA office. This position is split between 20% functional management and 80% direct program support, with the program support being a combination of technical and managerial responsibilities. The functional management role involves personnel management of a group of engineers including career development, staffing, goal setting, performance reviews, and compensation planning. The technical role will focus on algorithm development, data analytics, and subject matter expertise across multiple domains of physics-based phenomenological exploitation of data.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Probe large quantities of sensor data with signal processing and advanced data analytics to uncover, understand, and exploit complex phenomenology
• Research and develop innovative statistical learning models for complex data problems to identify opportunities through various statistical, mining, algorithmic, and visualization techniques or more advanced methods such as artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Assist in the development and implementation of department vision and strategies to drive employee engagement; improve hiring, development, training and retention of top talent; balance process compliance against innovation; and reduce bureaucracy
• Manage personnel assignments in a highly dynamic and fast-paced research environment
• Conduct performance and salary reviews
• Mentor, challenge, and identify opportunities for team members to develop skills needed to pursue tailored career/development paths
• Develop and implement strong processes with emphasis on quantitative management, continuous improvement, and usage of common processes across programs, as appropriate
• Ensure organizational compliance with corporate/sector/organizational policies/procedures
• Provide management guidance to achieve outstanding cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Responsible for technical guidance and oversight in developing technical and cost proposals

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This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below

This requisition may be filled at either a Level 1 or Level 2. 

Basic Qualifications for Manager AI Engineering Level 1:

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• Bachelor’s of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 5 years of progressively increasing responsibility and engineering experience or a Master’s of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 3 years of progressive engineering experience.
• Experienced in the development of scientific data exploitation systems, including analysis of large data sets, algorithm development, and working with software teams to transition algorithms to the field.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills
• A proven track record of leading a team of engineering, establishing strong cross-functional relationships, and managing stakeholder expectations (internal and external)
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret and additional project-specific clearance.

Basic Qualifications for Manager AI Engineering Level 2:

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• Bachelor’s of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 9 years of progressively increasing responsibility and engineering experience or a Master’s of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 7 years of progressively increasing engineering experience, or 4 years of experience with a Ph.D.
• Experienced in the development of scientific data exploitation systems, including analysis of large data sets, algorithm development, and working with software teams to transition algorithms to the field.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills
• A proven track record of leading a team of engineering, establishing strong cross-functional relationships, and managing stakeholder expectations (internal and external)
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret and additional project-specific clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s of Science or Ph.D. degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline
• Experience in any of the following areas is highly desired: data analysis, artificial intelligence/machine learning, signal processing, statistical decision theory, modeling and simulation, algorithm development, particularly as applied to complex sensor systems and data.
• Experience as Principal Investigator on algorithm development or data analytics programs
• Proficiency with scientific prototyping languages such as MATLAB or Python
• Familiarity with signal processing algorithm design and implementation in C and/or C++, and real-time parallel processing.
• Holds an active Top Secret clearance.

Salary Range: $123,200 USD - $184,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $147,800 USD - $221,800 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.