RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2. This position will be located in Bellevue, NE. What You’ll Get To Do:  The candidate will have the following functional responsibilities 20%: • Assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected and working with the respective team leads to address those needs. • Supporting recruitment activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers. • Establishing personal program and functional goals as well as performing quarterly connections and merit adjustments for subordinates. • Provide their subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, discipline, as necessary. • Acquire the necessary computers, equipment, and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work. • Generate training plans based on the program and their subordinates' needs. • Provide regular flow down of company and organizational status and appropriately represent and be a spokesperson for the Software Engineering organization to their group, assigned project, and the company. The candidate will have the following technical responsibilities 80%: • Work in an engineering leadership role that executes all facets of building complex software in an Agile development environment. • Perform engineering activities, focusing on software, across the full spectrum from conceptual design to system deployment • Define, implement, and verify software capabilities and tools supporting novel technologies and applications • Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to define technical architectures for software-intensive systems • Lead and collaborate the development of technical requirements and synthesize software architectures • Collaborate in the development of technical requirements and software architectures • Conduct architecture and design reviews • Participate and work on integration and testing • Aid in developing documentation and briefing material. 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.   Relocation may be offered. You’ll Bring These Qualifications: • 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree • Active US Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years with the ability to obtain Enhanced Security Clearances • Experience with executing software development processes • Experience in software development using languages such as C++, Python • Experience with MBSE, software design & requirement management • Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs. These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: • Experience leading Software Engineering teams • Understands best practices required for the development of Safety Critical Software Development • Experience with Agile principles and methodologies • Familiarity with scripting languages (i.e. PERL, Python, Bash, YAML). • Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git). • Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers • 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 Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00 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.