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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for a Software Engineering Manager 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and supporting the Sentinel program.

As a Software Engineering Manager 3 you will be the leader for a team of software engineers. These engineers will be designing and developing software products and solutions to provide Software Assurance guidance and constraints, foundational Software Infrastructure to host applications, and build/deploy technologies and best practices for all SW product teams within the C2 organization in support of the Sentinel EMD program.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring members have sufficient statement of work and resources are balanced across various efforts.

• Managing member performance and supervising employee development and mentoring efforts (including engagement strategies for higher performers and corrective actions for lower performers)

• Coordinating with Sentinel leadership to ensure appropriate staffing / destaffing actions are developed and executed relative to their department and managing employee movement.

• Meeting budget targets and interpreting higher level guidance for implementation within the organization for process implementation and improvement.

• Managing program requirements and accurately forecasting work scope for program leadership

• Rapid response to leadership on requests for programmatic status, and early communication of challenges to execution

• Implementation of agile software development practices to support defense contract development programs

• Perform as a leader within the Command-and-Control C2 organization

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

8 years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree; 6 Years with Masters; 04 Years with PhD or an additional 04 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.

US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

1+ years' experience in EVMS in an Agile environment.

3+ years in formal/lead management position.

1+ years managing software development programs.

1+ years of experience with IT infrastructure and software application hosting environments.

1+ years experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and best practices.

1+ years experience with SW Assurance best practices.

1+ years experience with Systems Thinking and Systems Engineering to drive the teams to a holistic design, integrating COTS solutions via modularity and well-defined interfaces for a sustainable system.

Basic understanding of how Development/Test environments need to function and operates.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers, and customers.

Excellent technical writing skills, and team building skills.

Subcontractor technical oversight experience.

Demonstrated experience leading a team of technical contributors.

Previous access to SAP.

Experience with the Sentinel weapon system, especially Command Launch.

Earned Value Management Experience.

Experience with Confluence and JIRA.

Strong ability to communicate unique problems and recommend potential process/business solutions in an Agile environment.

Successful track record of program performance, interpersonal team building skills, and management experience.

Salary Range: $156,000 - $258,700

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.

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 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 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.