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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 is hiring for a Software Engineering Manager 2, located in Huntsville, AL. Software Management responsibilities include day-to-day communications, performance assessment and feedback, career counseling, professional development, employee succession planning, employee rewards and recognition, conflict resolution and resolving personnel issues for approximately 10-15 direct reports and an overall department organizational size of approximately 80 engineers. This role will have an average of 25% management responsibilities and 75% program responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Development and advancement of engineering practices, identification of skill gaps, college & intern recruiting, and increasing engineering competencies through strategic hiring and employee skills development.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance.
- Serve as an effective collaborator, communicator and problem solver who can develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
- Develop diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.
- Broad skill set balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities.
- Operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization as required to accomplish the team goals
- Work closely with the directors and managers of other engineering disciplines, product managers, and program senior leadership team
- Champion change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the business.
- Support Proposal Preparation, Review and Approval Process.
- Develop and Perform to a Strategic Plan including multi-year sales and marketing strategic plans that identify key products and markets that will enable the company to achieve its goals of growth and profitability.
- Build and execute marketing and communications plans to support the specific opportunities.
- Regularly report to the company’s Management Team the status of all major Advanced Programs opportunities assigned, and the status toward achieving the awards plan
Basic Qualifications:
- 8 years of experience with a Bachelors’ degree in Software Engineering or STEM discipline; 6 years of experience with a Masters’ degree in Software Engineering or STEM discipline or 4 years with a PHD in Software Engineering or STEM discipline.
- Experience also requires any combination of Systems Engineering, Integration and Test engineering disciplines accompanied by high proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring
- Must possess an Active secret clearance
- Previous experience in People and Technical Leadership roles
- Working knowledge of Staffing, Engineering Metrics and Training resources, processes, and tools
- Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools, and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance
- Demonstrated customer interface skills
- Demonstrated large-team organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated executive communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
- Issue & Problem Resolution: The ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program
- Resources: The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints
- Resource planning and staffing to plan
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Software Engineering or a STEM discipline and/or MBA
- Proven technical management experience preferably in either program IPT, R&D or Advanced Systems, technology, and/or functional environments
- Experience effectively leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer - Level 7 Consultant, Mission Modeling Simulation, located in Chandler, AZ. You will serve as an enterprise‑level technical authority for modeling, simulation, and analysis of missile and interceptor systems. In this highly senior role, you will define Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) strategy, lead cross‑program mission and campaign analyses, and provide independent technical assessments that guide portfolio‑level decisions, investment strategies, and future capability development. You will represent the organization as a recognized expert to customers and external stakeholders and will shape the evolution of our mission engineering and MS&A capabilities.
This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ (strongly preferred). Remote candidates may also be considered
You will work with various engineering disciplines (systems, GNC, seeker/sensor, software, mission, integration & test, etc.) and business development to:
- Define and lead enterprise‑level MS&A strategy, including digital engineering and model‑based approaches across multiple programs and product lines
- Lead cross‑program mission engineering and campaign‑level operations analyses to inform capability roadmaps and investment decisions
- Provide independent technical assessments, red/blue teaming, and risk evaluations of architectures, requirements, and operational concepts
- Represent the organization as a technical authority in customer engagements, gate reviews, and external technical forums, shaping customer requirements and CONOPS through analysis‑backed insights
- Drive innovation in MS&A tools, frameworks, and methodologies, including advanced visualization, real‑time simulation, and digital twin implementations
- Sponsor and oversee collaborations with other disciplines and external partners (government labs, universities, industry) in advanced MS&A and mission analysis
- Build and sustain communities of practice, standards, and training for MS&A; mentor multiple teams and develop succession plans for technical leadership
Basic Qualifications
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Active US Government Secret security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering; Physics; Applied Mathematics; Computer Science) and 16 years of related experience in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, or operations analysis; or master’s degree and 14 years; or Ph.D. and 12 years
- Recognized subject‑matter expertise in mission‑level operations analysis, campaign‑level modeling, and system‑of‑systems simulation
- Demonstrated impact on enterprise‑level or portfolio‑level decisions through MS&A (architecture trades, capability roadmaps, investment choices)
- Extensive experience providing independent technical assessments and representing programs in customer technical reviews and senior leadership briefings
- Proven ability to lead and mentor multiple teams, establish standards and best practices, and drive adoption of advanced modeling and digital engineering techniques
- Strong executive‑level communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non‑technical decision‑makers
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret and/or Special Access Program (SAP) access; active TS/SAP is highly preferred
- Broad and deep experience across multiple domains, such as:
- Missile/interceptor guidance, navigation, and control (GNC)
- RF or EO/IR seeker/sensor modeling
- Integrated air defense systems (IADS) or threat modeling
- Electronic attack, electronic protection, and countermeasures modeling
- Survivability, lethality, and vulnerability analysis at the weapon or mission level
- Recognition as a technical authority via publications, external working groups, or customer acknowledgment
- Experience defining enterprise‑level MS&A strategies, standards, and capability roadmaps across a portfolio of missile and interceptor programs
- Demonstrated leadership in building technical communities of practice, training programs, and long‑term capability development plans for MS&A
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Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
