The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 10-20 individuals to complete the full software development life cycle in an Agile software development environment. The successful candidate will collaborate and work in a team environment with Embedded SW Development team, Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment, to ensure the team is meeting the mission engineering objectives of the contract. The successful candidate will implement and utilize several Agile development techniques and metrics to help manage team progress and quality throughout the life cycle. This position is a dual-hatted Technical SW Development and Manager position that reports to the IPT Lead on the program side and the Center Software Department Manager on the functional side.
Essential Functions:

Work in a high energy environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
* Participate in the full software development life cycle including design, implementation, and delivery of software products to our customers.
* Develop architectures and operate in an embedded technology development environment working with real time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems
* Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines.
* Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems.
* Responsible for managing and reporting budget and schedule status for software.
* Work closely with program-assigned systems engineering, software development, and management professionals to ensure that the software lifecycle is accomplished with high quality and efficiency.
* Supports team Allocation and IMS task planning based on received Budget Advice and associated TAs in coordination with SW IPT, SW Development Leads, SW Architects, and Product Owners.
* Oversee and manage the quality and timeliness of the organization's products, and identification and remediation of potential issues before they become problems.
* Develop and manage detailed budgets and schedules and create work assignments for indirect tasking.
* Support program Initial Baseline Review (IBRs) and associated review as required program.
* Provide Functional Management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing:upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
Basic Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 9 years of related professional experience that includes a background in software development, OR a Master's degree AND 7 years of related professional experience that includes a background in software development.
* 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
* Experience with Agile software development, object-oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing.
* At least 4 years of recent relevant experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python.
* Experience with one of the following real time operating systems: Wind River VxWorks, Green Hills Integrity, or Realtime Linux
* Familiarity with most of the data interfaces: 1553, RS-232 Serial, Discrete & Analog I/O, Ethernet/IP, or Fiber Channel
* Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
* Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP).
Preferred Qualifications:

Active/ Current Special Program Access.
* An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM discipline.
* Advanced technical management degree.
* Prior experience in engineering functional management is a plus.
* Proven leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills.
* Previous experience leading a team of 5-12 employees with a record of on-time performance
* Previous experience in developing proposal inputs (task descriptions and basis of estimate)
* Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities.
* Prior experience with cost account management and task/resource planning.
* Understands assembly emitted by C/C++ compilers for typical code constructs
* Has developed code in assembly to support low level drivers, BSPs, or critical performance implementations
* Strong understanding of redundancy architectures and requirements that drive them such as: Hot/warm restarts, Cross-channel data links, Software synchronization, Duplex vs triplex vs quad computer implementations
* Strong understanding of embedded software architectures and requirements that drive them
* Strong understanding of hardware interfaces in the software architecture and their impacts
* Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
* Experience with Java 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.
* Prior experience using Atlassian Tool Suite, JIRA, SonarQube.
Salary Range: $151,900 - $227,900
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.