Systems Engineering Manager 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

Position Overview:

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Navigation Intelligence Connectivity (NIC), Engineering and Sciences is seeking a Systems Engineering Department Manager for an onsite position in Woodland Hills (WH), CA. This role will lead the Functional Homeroom Systems Engineering organization, reporting directly to the WH E&S Discipline Director. This role will oversee a dynamic team of systems engineers supporting NGMS Woodland Hills programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide people leadership for a systems engineering organization of approximately 100 team members, focusing on performance management and career development.
• Manage talent development, workforce planning, and ensure adequate staffing levels while facilitating resource sharing across multiple business areas.
• Support hiring goals through networking events, interviewing, and intern placements; leverage workforce management tools to optimize staffing effectiveness, including engaging remote sites.
• Identify workforce skill requirements based on business needs and forecast for experienced hires and interns, executing a full life-cycle talent management strategy.
• Drive engineering strategy, including investments and talent strategy, and lead strategic initiatives to enhance systems engineering capabilities.
• Focus on retention efforts, engagement initiatives, and diversity within the team while building teams with high engagement levels through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Foster engineering rigor, build consensus, and resolve conflicts, collaborating with cross-discipline engineering teams throughout the division.
• Collaborate with direct reports and peers to address issues promptly and meet program commitments.
• Define and ensure compliance with engineering processes and best practices.
• Oversee general administration for the NIC WH E&S Systems Engineering organization, including budgets, staffing, workload forecasts, and performance evaluations.
• Manage indirect spending to meet financial goals.
• Conceive and implement initiatives such as digital transformation to improve processes and performance.
• Establish and maintain a culture of leadership that prioritizes ethics, integrity, and innovative practices while balancing programmatic needs to achieve results within cost, schedule, and quality parameters.
• Manage team assignments across programs and maintain staffing projections.
• Ensure quality of work products and independent technical reviews for division programs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields, with 8 years of experience; Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience in defense or aerospace industries.
• Experience managing multiple technical teams.
• Must have proven technical management experience preferably in either program IPT, R&D or Advanced Systems, technology, and/or functional environments.
• Working knowledge of program execution, staffing, engineering metrics and training resources, processes, and tools.
• Experienced in leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations.
• Experienced in systems engineering processes and tailoring.
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