RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking an Embedded Space Software Engineering Manager – Manager Level 2 to join our team in Linthicum, MD.
The manager will be responsible for providing technical oversight through the entire software development lifecycle (including design, development, integration, and maintenance) of software components along with support of system integration and test. Additionally, the manager will lead and guide a matrixed functional team of software engineers through software process, career development, and performance appraisals. The software manager will participate in proposal generation, staffing allocations, recruiting, and execution of software projects. The manager will guide their team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle in support of programs.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
Your Role and Impact:
The candidate should have experience in leading and coordinating a team through challenging software development activities. The manager must guide their team utilizing an Agile development approach with tasks including decomposition of requirements into agile features, software design, coding, testing, integration, and systems test to deliver enhanced secure capabilities. Strong communication and active leadership skills are vital to this position.
Why you? You’re the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.
This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 8 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems – OR – Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 6 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.Approval must be obtained within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the company, to meet business needs. Not required to start, US Citizenship required.
A minimum of 5 years of progressive software engineering/development experience in C++ or Python
Experience with embedded software development or software development that integrates and controls hardware
Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the software development lifecycle
Experience as a lead for a software development team and ability to provide direction to team members
Control Account Management experience in managing program schedule and budget data
Preferred Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI
7+ years of progressive Software Engineering/Development experience in C++ or Python
3+ years of experience leading a software development team
Experience as an IPT lead
Experience as a scrum master and/or product owner
Experience in people management and managing team members on career development and performance
Experience managing a budget for technical activities
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks
Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket)
As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.
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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.
