Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Manager Systems Engineering 1 (Active TS clearance)
United States-Virginia-Chantilly
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$133K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading technology company with a commitment to innovation and excellence. They are seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team in developing and managing program activities while providing technical support across various projects. The role involves staffing, performance management, and ensuring the successful execution of engineering processes.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support the Chantilly site programs in developing and managing program activities across various active projects / programs
Lead a team working within the Chantilly E&S department
Coordinate programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance reviews to employees, evaluating employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and compensation, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career guidance to employees and counseling employees on their performance as necessary
Periodic review, update, and definition of technical process documents
Provide and perform system engineering technical support
Split between technical and functional management duties will be on average approximately 80% technical / 20% functional
Direct program support may include technical activities such as IPT leadership and/or any other appropriate technical function
Supporting the infrastructure & software life cycle engineering execution to include systems design, development, test/integration, and deployment/sustainment activities
Accountable to stakeholders and program managers for project status reviews, impediments / roadblock resolution, and the overall engineering / product quality execution
Partnering with the program management office to ensure successful execution while accounting for cost, schedule, and resources management targets
Providing technical leadership to the execution team to ensure that best practices as well as the applicable engineering processes and procedures are fully and adequately implemented
Supporting the implementation of sustainable continuous improvement
Supporting the development and implementation of a critical skills growth strategy focused on building world class execution teams
Qualification
Required
Candidate must be a US citizen per program requirements
Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility, and a willingness to both maintain and upgrade the clearance if requested
5 years experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years experience with a Masters Degree; or PhD with 1 year experience or 9 years of related experience in lieu of a degree
Strong communication skills and the ability to lead a diverse multi-disciplinary team with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in systems engineering or computer engineering with 3+ years within a related engineering field
Experience managing engineering teams of 6 or more
Experience with full-stack software engineering and systems engineering tools
Experience in Enterprise Server Level Operating System Support on either MS Windows or Linux platforms
Experience in Enterprise Network hardware support on either CISCO or Juniper platforms
Experience in Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure support (EG. Amazon Web Services)
Experience in Enterprise Containerization Technologies (EG. Kubernetes, Open Shift)
The ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently solve problems in a fast-paced environment
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph, and willingness to maintain
Benefits
Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
Life and disability insurance
Company paid holidays
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase