The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Embedded Space Software Engineering Manager with the desire to learn new technologies to join the Remote Sensing Programs Software team in Linthicum, Maryland.
The manager will be responsible for providing technical oversight through the entire software development lifecycle (including design, development, integration, and maintenance) of software components along with support of system integration and test. Additionally, you will manage and lead a matrixed functional team of software engineers (approx. 10-15 engineers) through software process, career development, and performance appraisals. The software manager will also participate in proposal generation, staffing allocations, and recruiting. The manager will guide their team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle in support of programs.
The candidate should have experience in leading and coordinating a team through challenging software development 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. Strong communication and people leadership skills are vital to this position.
This is a Functional Manager position, meaning that approx. 80% of the time you will be working programs, and approx. 20% of the time you will be performing managerial duties.
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or a master's with 3 years of experience. In lieu of a degree, will consider 9 years of experience

* 3 years of progressive software engineering/development experience

* Experience as a team lead for a software development team

* U.S. Citizenship required

* No clearance required to start, but must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other STEM degree

* 5 years of progressive Software Engineering/Development experience

* Experience as a scrum master and/or product owner

* Experience with functional management

* Experience managing a budget for technical activities

* Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket)

Salary Range: *$127,800 - $181,200
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.