Software Engineering Manager 1
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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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.Job 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 also making history.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Manager 1 Software Engineering to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will be on-site.
Position Overview:
This is an Engineering Software Manager - 1 role on the GWS Ground Support Systems (GSS) Product Team 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 Software Engineering Manager 1 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 10+ 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 Redstone Arsenal Gateway facility.
The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
Basic Qualifications:
Applicants must have a current technical role on the GWS IDT Product Team to be considered for this position.
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline preferred from an accredited institution and 5 years of technical experience in any combination of Software Engineering, or Systems Integration and Test engineering or a related field, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience or a PhD and 1 year of relevant experience.
Prior experience leading technical teams.
Working knowledge of staffing practices, engineering metrics, training resources, agile processes, and engineering tools.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
Experience with embedded C++ SW development
Developing in RHEL environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in a STEM discipline.
Knowledge of Missile Defense Systems and a Software Engineering discipline.
Proven technical management experience in an Integrated Product Team (IPT).
Integration experience would also be a plu
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