Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2 to join our team in San Diego, CA or El Segundo, CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.
Roles and Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:
- Leading a team of approximately 10-20 individuals to complete the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in an Agile software development environment
- Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of SW products to meet contractual cost, schedule, and technical requirements as a work package manager
- Reporting Agile metrics and EVMS status to the Sub IPT lead and other program leaders, managing and communicating program and technical risks
- Collaborating with Software Development, Systems Engineering, Test Automation, DevOps and Systems Test organizations to ensure the team is meeting the mission engineering objectives of the contract
- Providing technical guidance, leadership, and mentoring to the team
- Provide Functional Management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote/hybrid/telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience
- Prior leadership experience using Agile development, including participating as Product Owner, Scrum Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment
- Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Experience with developing software used for one of the following real-time applications: flight critical software, Safety critical software, medical software, or mission critical software
- At least 4 years of recent relevant experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, Java, and Python
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement
Preferred Qualifications
- Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
- Active USG Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Experience developing proposal inputs, cost account management, and resource planning
- Experience with cost account management and task/resource planning
- Strong understanding of embedded software architectures and requirements that drive them
- Strong understanding of hardware interfaces in the software architecture and their impacts
- Frontend framework experience (e.g. JavaFx, Java Swing, Angular)
- High proficiency with Containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes
- Experience with microservices, Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications, threading, intermediate object-oriented programming, design patterns, Data Distribution Service (DDS) messaging, web technologies, Unified Modeling Language (UML), database essentials and SQL/NoSQL
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience, or Master’s degree and 6 years, or PhD and 4 years
- Leadership experience using Agile development in an Agile software development environment
- Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle
- Experience developing real-time flight-critical, safety-critical, medical, or mission-critical software
- At least 4 years of recent relevant experience with at least two of C, C++, Java, and Python
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program access through a Program Access Request before employment begins
- Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs after employment begins
- Current applicable Special Access Program clearance
- Active USG Top Secret SCI clearance with a recent background investigation or Continuous Evaluation enrollment
- Experience developing proposal inputs, cost account management, and resource planning
- Experience with embedded software architectures and requirements
- Experience with hardware interfaces in software architecture
- Frontend framework experience, such as JavaFX, Java Swing, or Angular
- High proficiency with Docker and/or Kubernetes containers
- Experience with microservices, GUI applications, threading, object-oriented programming, design patterns, DDS messaging, web technologies, UML, and SQL/NoSQL databases
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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