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Northrop Grumman · 13 hours ago

Software Engineering Manager – Manager Level 1

Morrisville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$127K/yr - $191K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in the technology sector, known for its innovative contributions to various fields. They are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to oversee the software development lifecycle, guide a team of engineers, and ensure the successful execution of technical processes. The role involves mentoring, performance appraisals, and collaboration with other managers to achieve corporate goals.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Day-to-day communications, compensation reviews, career counseling and mentoring, professional development, employee rewards and recognition and resolving personnel issues for assigned staff

Lead team in completing all corporate requirements on time to include employee goal setting and quarterly formal performance feedback touch points

Provide staffing support to programs and other engagement initiatives at the Morrisville facility

Collaborate with other Section Managers and Department Manager to ensure a common approach to engineering leadership is established

Provide status to or consult with Department Manager regarding assigned staff, including performance, engagement, compensation, recognition, training, staffing, employee relations and other items

Collaborate with HR in support of assigned staff, including performance, compensation, engagement, employee relations, short-term disability, staffing requisitions and offers, employee mobility and other activities

Hold regular 1:1s with individuals to ensure bi-lateral communications are established to focus on the needs and aspirations of the employee

The candidate should have experience in leading and coordinating a team through challenging software development or systems engineering activities

The manager must guide their team utilizing an Agile development approach with tasks including decomposition of requirements into agile features, software design, coding, testing, integration, and systems test to deliver enhanced secure capabilities

Leveraging strong communication and people leadership skills across their team, upwards to program leadership, and with customer-facing meetings and presentations

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Software Engineering ManagementAgile DevelopmentTeam LeadershipSystems EngineeringBudget ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingMentoringCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of engineering experience – OR – Master's degree with 3+ years of engineering experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance [TS] at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access [US Citizenship required]

3 years of progressive software or systems engineering experience

Experience as Team Lead or Manager of a software development or systems engineering team

Excellent communication skills (oral and written)

Demonstrated success in collaborating and leading technical teams

Track record as an effective communicator and problem solver

Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Commitment to ethics and integrity

Capability to innovate while adopting new and emerging ways of doing business

Experience in leading and coordinating a team through challenging software development or systems engineering activities

Guide team utilizing an Agile development approach with tasks including decomposition of requirements into agile features, software design, coding, testing, integration, and systems test

Strong communication and people leadership skills

Sound engineering experience

Passion for mentoring and developing employees

Current strong technical program performance