Systems Engineering Manager – MSE&A​/Mission Engineering

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

We’re seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 to lead and elevate our Mission Engineering (ME) and Modeling, Simulation, Experimentation & Analysis (MSE&A) capabilities in support of evolving mission needs. This is a dual role that combines technical project execution with people leadership, focused on delivering credible, mission-focused systems solutions and will be 100% on site at our Linthicum, MD location.

As a key member of our Foundational Systems team, you will apply performance-driven Mission Engineering concepts to analyze, architect, and optimize system-of-systems solutions that address tomorrow’s mission challenges. You will foster cross-disciplinary collaboration, ensuring your team is equipped to solve complex problems using advanced MSE&A techniques.

• Balance approximately 80% allocation to technical/programmatic work and 20% to functional management activities.
• Lead, develop, and manage a team of engineers supporting ME and MSE&A initiatives.
• Provide engineering staffing to programs.
• Support Compensation planning.
• Provide performance management and career development for direct reports.
• Foster a culture of well-being, inclusion, and high performance.
• Support hiring, onboarding, compensation planning, and skills/career development.
• Manage workload forecasting and drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Mentor both senior and junior staff to build the next generation of MSE&A professionals.
• Maintain and apply engineering processes, tools, and standards.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering sector-wide collaboration.
• Review proposal content, develop department initiatives, and drive technology roadmaps.

• Oversee and execute Mission Engineering MSE&A activities across a diverse program portfolio.
• Lead or support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internal research and development (IRAD) project leadership.
• Apply Mission Engineering practices to drive solution architecting, system trade studies, and analysis-of-alternatives at the mission/system-of-systems level.
• Evaluate system architectures, CONOPS, and Design Reference Missions (DRM), using government off-the-shelf (GOTS) and in-house simulation frameworks.
• Link system requirements to mission outcomes by analyzing mission threads, demonstrating effects, and optimizing architectures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure integrated solutions meet mission requirements.
• Support proposal development, technical reviews, and adherence to engineering processes.
• Architect tools or ecosystems that aggregate and visualize large-scale simulation data.
• Unify technical solutions across disciplines and product lines to meet organizational and…