Manager Software Engineering 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription
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 is hiring for a Software Engineering Manager 2, located in Huntsville, AL. Software Management responsibilities include day-to-day communications, performance assessment and feedback, career counseling, professional development, employee succession planning, employee rewards and recognition, conflict resolution and resolving personnel issues for approximately 10-15 direct reports and an overall department organizational size of approximately 80 engineers. This role will have an average of 25% management responsibilities and 75% program responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Development and advancement of engineering practices, identification of skill gaps, college & intern recruiting, and increasing engineering competencies through strategic hiring and employee skills development.
Demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance.
Serve as an effective collaborator, communicator and problem solver who can develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
Develop diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.
Broad skill set balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities.
Operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization as required to accomplish the team goals
Work closely with the directors and managers of other engineering disciplines, product managers, and program senior leadership team
Champion change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the business.
Support Proposal Preparation, Review and Approval Process.
Develop and Perform to a Strategic Plan including multi-year sales and marketing strategic plans that identify key products and markets that will enable the company to achieve its goals of growth and profitability.
Build and execute marketing and communications plans to support the specific opportunities.
Regularly report to the company’s Management Team the status of all major Advanced Programs opportunities assigned, and the status toward achieving the awards plan
Basic Qualifications:
8 years of experience with a Bachelors’ degree in Software Engineering or STEM discipline; 6 years of experience with a Masters’ degree in Software Engineering or STEM discipline or 4 years with a PHD in Software Engineering or STEM discipline.
Experience also requires any combination of Systems Engineering, Integration and Test engineering disciplines accompanied by high proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring
Must possess an Active secret clearance
Previous experience in People and Technical Leadership roles
Working knowledge of Staffing, Engineering Metrics and Training resources, processes, and tools
Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools, and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance
Demonstrated customer interface skills
Demonstrated large-team organizational and communication skills
Demonstrated executive communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
Issue & Problem Resolution: The ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program
Resources: The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints
Resource planning and staffing to plan
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Software Engineering or a STEM discipline and/or MBA
Proven technical management experience preferably in either program IPT, R&D or Advanced Systems, technology, and/or functional environments
Experience effectively leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer - Level 7 Consultant, Mission Modeling Simulation, located in Chandler, AZ. You will serve as an enterprise‑level technical authority for modeling, simulation, and analysis of missile and interceptor systems. In this highly senior role, you will define Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) strategy, lead cross‑program mission and campaign analyses, and provide independent technical assessments that guide portfolio‑level decisions, investment strategies, and future capability development. You will represent the organization as a recognized expert to customers and external stakeholders and will shape the evolution of our mission engineering and MS&A capabilities.
This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ (strongly preferred). Remote candidates may also be considered
You will work with various engineering disciplines (systems, GNC, seeker/sensor, software, mission, integration & test, etc.) and business development to:
Define and lead enterprise‑level MS&A strategy, including digital engineering and model‑based approaches across multiple programs and product lines
Lead cross‑program mission engineering and campaign‑level operations analyses to inform capability roadmaps and investment decisions
Provide independent technical assessments, red/blue teaming, and risk evaluations of architectures, requirements, and operational concepts
Represent the organization as a technical authority in customer engagements, gate reviews, and external technical forums, shaping customer requirements and CONOPS through analysis‑backed insights
Drive innovation in MS&A tools, frameworks, and methodologies, including advanced visualization, real‑time simulation, and digital twin implementations
Sponsor and oversee collaborations with other disciplines and external partners (government labs, universities, industry) in advanced MS&A and mission analysis
Build and sustain communities of practice, standards, and training for MS&A; mentor multiple teams and develop succession plans for technical leadership
Basic Qualifications
U.S. citizenship is required
Active US Government Secret security clearance
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering; Physics; Applied Mathematics; Computer Science) and 16 years of related experience in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, or operations analysis; or master’s degree and 14 years; or Ph.D. and 12 years
Recognized subject‑matter expertise in mission‑level operations analysis, campaign‑level modeling, and system‑of‑systems simulation
Demonstrated impact on enterprise‑level or portfolio‑level decisions through MS&A (architecture trades, capability roadmaps, investment choices)
Extensive experience providing independent technical assessments and representing programs in customer technical reviews and senior leadership briefings
Proven ability to lead and mentor multip