Manager Systems Engineering
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Management
Project & Program Management, Operations Management -
Engineering
Operations Management
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes
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.
At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader.
At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity Division, Engineering and Sciences (E&S) is seeking a Manager of Systems Engineering 3. This position will be onsite and will be the Department Manager of Business Execution Engineering (BEE) homeroom organization for the Strategic Intelligence and Data Exploitation (SI&DE) Operating Unit, reporting to the E&S Director of the SI&DE BEE organization. This position will work from one or our NGMS SI&DE locations in either McClellan, CA or Chantilly, VA.
As the SI&DE BEE Engineering Department Manager, you will be in a dual-role position with approximately 50/50 work split between direct program/capture and indirect functional homeroom responsibilities of an engineering organization of approximately 30 technical leaders across the SI&DE portfolio of programs. This is a manager of managers role, with a direct and/or dotted line staff consisting of front-line managers and senior technical staff.
The leader filling this role will demonstrate a passion for ensuring strong technical engineering execution aligned with process rigor. They will proactively engage with their team to resolve complex technical and programmatic challenges early with a focus on the development and execution of effective return to green plans.
What You’ll get to DoSupport SI&DE Operating Unit as Engineering Department Manager by contributing to SI&DE program(s)/captures(s) and providing people leadership for technical leaders in Chief Engineer (CE), Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Lead, Engineering Program Manager (EPM), Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Architect and similar roles through talent development, mentoring/coaching, staffing planning, engagement, retention, and knowledge sharing.
Support E&S SI&DE BEE Director by ensuring consistent rigor in planning, technical baseline & cost/schedule management, metrics management, and issue resolution related to engineering execution.
Develop technical leaders in the roles identified above to ensure business success.
Oversee general administration for the SI&DE BEE organization,…
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