Embedded Software Engineering Manager 1
Requisition ID: R10147584
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 5
Job Description
As the Embedded Software Engineering Manager you are responsible for overseeing and coordinating the people, resources and processes required to deliver new software or upgrade existing products. As well as responsible for the leadership of managing people, executing performance reviews, staffing programs, and career development of employees.
Software manager plans, directs and coordinates all activities related to the software team:
Provide technical oversight of design, development, and integration of software components
Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate
Drive sustainable continuous improvement, including by collating and deriving insights from data
Generate proposal and estimates inputs for new work
Act as a Control Account Manager (CAM) using Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Lead the team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools using Agile development methodology
Guide the team in compliance with the Internal Software Development Plan (iSDP) and the Agile Development Plan (ADP)
Coordinate with other disciplines when needed such as Systems and Hardware
Candidate must have strong communication and people leadership skills
Software managers also manages a group of up to 15 direct reports:
Set attainable goals
Execute performance reviews
Guide the employees regarding career development
Support teams or individuals to improve performance and achieve goals through coaching and mentoring
Provide Flowdown and direction from upper management and the organization
Software and Digital Technologies is hiring for 3 different sub-organizations:
Software Technologies: Radars and Sensors for ground and air-based platforms: Our organization has stable work spread across multiple customers and platforms. This work covers Ship based countermeasures, Battle space awareness, Real time radar processing, Aerial target detection and tracking, Cognitive and Adaptive Electronic Warfare, and much more!
Product Line Software: Develop distributed, real-time & embedded (DRE) OT software systems for general purpose and higher performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications right on your Windows or Linux desktop – no special hardware required.
Mission Security: Defending the warfighting capability by “keeping secret things from getting out” and “keeping malicious things from getting in”.
Basic Qualifications:
5 years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline; 3 years with Masters; 0 years with a PhD
Experience as a Software Engineering / Development Team Leader
U.S. citizenship
Active DoD Security Clearance at the Secret Level (or above) is required to start.
Preferred Qualifications:
Working knowledge of Linux or VxWork
Management of budget for technical activities
Software Development and/or Software Engineering background with an Agile/DevSecOps mindset and experience with real-time embedded systems
This position is contingent upon Clearance Transfer and Special Program Access approval prior to starting.
We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself! Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!
Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program.
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.
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.