Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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 Advanced Weapons* is looking for an *Embedded Software Engineering Manager 1*, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be full-time on-site in *Northridge, CA.*
This position is split between 20% functional management and 80% direct program support, with the program support being a combination of technical and managerial responsibilities. The functional management role involves personnel management of a group of engineers including career development, staffing, goal setting, performance reviews, and compensation planning. The technical role will focus on algorithmic application development, optimization, tool development, and software integration and testing.
*Roles and responsibilities*
A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise to:
* Support senior manager in executing the strategy to motivate and to ensure a high performing engineering team. This includes use of Development Plans, stretch assignments, 1:1 feedback, coaching, training, and other tools.
* People leadership for the software organization, to include performance management, employee engagement and recognition.
* Manage the workload of the employees and balance employee needs with business goals.
* Apply sound software engineering principles, metrics, and ensure compliance with all published processes and standards in our technical solutions.
* Ensure deliverables meet technical quality, cost & schedule objectives.
* Provide proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers.
* Support estimation of labor and review of Basis of Estimate documents for proposals associated with SW domain.
* Manage the staffing profile for a software team of 12+ Software engineers and/or Modeling & Simulation engineers.
* Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees.
* Interface with all levels of leadership to meet or exceed performance for all program deliverables.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM related field with 5 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering experience, or Master’s with 3 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering
* Able to work well within a team environment and adapt quickly to change.
* Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills.
* Experience with one or more Software languages/technologies: C/C++, Java, Python, C#.
* Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.
* A year or more of experience working in an Agile team with ability to understand agile frameworks and processes.
* Active DoD Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with version control tools such as Git.
* Experience with embedded software such as VxWorks.
* Experience using Atlassian Tool Suite: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, SonarQube.
* Prior experience in leading a software team.
* Able to work in a fast-paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously.
* Previous functional management experience leading a team of engineers for at least 1 year or more.
* Experience as a IPT Lead, SW Team Lead, or other demonstrated leadership role related to program execution.
* Working knowledge of Earned Value, with the ability to build milestone schedules for execution purposes.
Primary Level Salary Range: $129,900.00 – $194,900.00The 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.