Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2. This position will be located in Bellevue, NE.
What You’ll Get To Do:
The candidate will have the following functional responsibilities 20%:
- Assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected and working with the respective team leads to address those needs.
- Supporting recruitment activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.
- Establishing personal program and functional goals as well as performing quarterly connections and merit adjustments for subordinates.
- Provide their subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, discipline, as necessary.
- Acquire the necessary computers, equipment, and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work.
- Generate training plans based on the program and their subordinates' needs.
- Provide regular flow down of company and organizational status and appropriately represent and be a spokesperson for the Software Engineering organization to their group, assigned project, and the company.
The candidate will have the following technical responsibilities 80%:
- Work in an engineering leadership role that executes all facets of building complex software in an Agile development environment.
- Perform engineering activities, focusing on software, across the full spectrum from conceptual design to system deployment
- Define, implement, and verify software capabilities and tools supporting novel technologies and applications
- Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to define technical architectures for software-intensive systems
- Lead and collaborate the development of technical requirements and synthesize software architectures
- Collaborate in the development of technical requirements and software architectures
- Conduct architecture and design reviews
- Participate and work on integration and testing
- Aid in developing documentation and briefing material.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Relocation may be offered.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
- 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Active US Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years with the ability to obtain Enhanced Security Clearances
- Experience with executing software development processes
- Experience in software development using languages such as C++, Python
- Experience with MBSE, software design & requirement management
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
- Experience leading Software Engineering teams
- Understands best practices required for the development of Safety Critical Software Development
- Experience with Agile principles and methodologies
- Familiarity with scripting languages (i.e. PERL, Python, Bash, YAML).
- Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git).
- Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks
Skills Required
- 8 years experience with a Bachelor's degree (6 years with Master's); additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Active US Government Secret Clearance with investigation within the last 6 years and ability to obtain enhanced security clearances
- Experience executing software development processes
- Experience in software development using languages such as C++ and Python
- Experience with MBSE, software design, and requirements management
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%
- Experience leading Software Engineering teams
- Knowledge of safety-critical software development best practices
- Experience with Agile principles and methodologies
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Perl, Python, Bash, YAML)
- Experience with source code configuration management tools (e.g., git)
- Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, critical thinking, and logical reasoning skills
- Ability to operate independently with limited supervision and establish strong relationships with technical staff and customers
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.









