RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to support the National Team – System Engineering (NT-S) program. We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry. The position is in Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

This is an Engineering Department Manager role on the NT-S program requiring an average of 20% of the successful candidate’s effort and will be coupled with 80% technical responsibilities on the program.

Essential Functions:

The Systems Engineering Manager 2 responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Oversight of staffing, employee development, and continual improvement of engineering practices.Applying strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance for yourself and your team.Leading subordinate department managers in their support of engineering teams with a total organization size of 15+ team members.Effective collaboration, communications, and problem solving.Demonstrating a commitment to ethics & integrity and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.Working with a variety of sites, stakeholders, and functions to achieve outstanding results.The position is in Huntsville, AL and is located on a customer site at the Boeing Jetplex facility.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 8 years of technical experience in any combination of Systems Engineering, or Integration and Test engineering or a related field, or a Master’s Degree and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD and 4 years of related experience.Prior experience leading teams as a technical lead or functional manager.Working knowledge of staffing practices, engineering metrics, training resources, agile processes, and engineering tools.Ability and willingness to travel up to 10/% and work on a customer site.Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a STEM discipline.Knowledge of Missile Defense Systems and System Engineering.Proven technical management experience in an Integrated Product Team (IPT).Experience effectively leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations.

Salary Range: $149,400.00 - $224,000.00

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.

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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.