Sentinel - Command and Control Manager Software Engineering

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for a Software Engineering Manager 3 within Command and Control (C2), in support of the Sentinel program. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL or Colorado Springs, CO and responsible for managing budgets, schedules, risk and opportunities across multiple teams in support of software system engineering efforts and development of simulation software for the C2 Software System organization.

As a Sr. Engineering Manager, you will be the leader for a team of approximately 70 to 100 software, systems, and test engineers. These engineers will be developing engineering and software products (e.g., software requirements, Cameo Models, engineering analysis and more) within the C2 organization in support of the Sentinel EMD program.

• Ensuring members have sufficient statements of work, and balancing resources among programs.
• Managing member performance and supervising employee development and mentoring efforts (including engagement strategies for higher performers and corrective actions for lower performers)
• Coordinating with Sentinel leadership to ensure appropriate staffing/destaffing actions are developed and executed relative to their department and managing employee movement.
• Meeting budget targets and interpreting higher level guidance for implementation within the organization for process implementation and improvement.
• Managing program requirements and accurately forecasting work scope for program leadership
• Rapid response to leadership on requests for programmatic statis, and early communication of challenges to execution
• Detailed metric development to communicate status of development with program leadership
• Implementation of agile software development practices to support defense contract development programs
• Perform as a leader within the C2 software System organization
• Coordinate, collaborate, and support senior technical leads and subject matter experts within the C2 Software System organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience, or master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or an additional 4 years in lieu of degree
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain SAP
• Strong ability to communicate unique problems and recommend potential process/business solutions in an Agile environment
• Must have a successful track record of program performance, interpersonal team building skills, and management experience
• Demonstrable experience successfully managing software development programs
• Experience with the Sentinel or other DoD weapon systems

• Excellent technical writing skills, and team building skills
• Subcontractor technical oversight experience
• Previous access to a SAP
• Experience as a team leader or manager
• Earned Value Management Experience
• Experience as a Cost Account Manager
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Mentor and build a high‑performing data team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers and customers

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop…