What You'll Get To Do:
The candidate will be responsible for leading a team of systems and software engineers, providing guidance and assigning work for an end to end Sentinel emulator/simulator to support early HW/SW integration for IFC weapon system functionality. The candidate will collaborate closely with the DevStar architecture team, IFC requirements team, IFC leads, and STT to plan, develop, integrate, and test Weapon System emulation and simulation capabilities.
The candidate will be responsible for assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected and working with the respective team leads to address those needs. He/she will also be responsible for supporting recruitment activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers. Responsibilities include working with the program software manager and technical leads in establishing personal program and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates. The candidate will provide their subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, discipline, as necessary. The selected candidate will acquire the necessary computers, equipment and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work and will generate training plans based on the program and their subordinates' needs. It is expected that the candidate will provide their team with 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 80% technical responsibilities, which are based on mission needs. This role may include Cost Account Management duties.
This role will also:
• Set and promote high standards for engineering development.
• Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.
• Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities.
• Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance.
• Collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring activities.
• Perform software engineering technical tasks as defined by the program support team.
This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise up to 20% of the candidate's time.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
You'll Bring These Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience or 4 years with Masters or an 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
* Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
* US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
* Minimum 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.
* 1+ years of experience coordinating with multiple teams and organizations.
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

Experience using Real Time Component Framework (RTCF).
* Experience with emulation/simulation.
* Experience with individual contributor performance assessments.
* 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.
* Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers.
* Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans.
* Experience leading Software Engineering teams.
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Salary Range: $131,200 - $196,800
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.