Embedded Space Software Engineering Manager – Manager Level 2

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +1 · Software

Manager for Embedded Space Software Engineering at Northrop Grumman, responsible for technical oversight of software development lifecycle, leading a matrixed functional team, and participating in proposal generation, staffing, and recruiting. Requires experience in leading challenging software development activities using Agile methodologies, with a focus on embedded real-time systems and C++/Python.

What you'd actually do

  1. providing technical oversight through the entire software development lifecycle (including design, development, integration, and maintenance) of software components along with support of system integration and test.
  2. lead and guide a matrixed functional team of software engineers through software process, career development, and performance appraisals.
  3. participate in proposal generation, staffing allocations, recruiting, and execution of software projects.
  4. guide their team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle in support of programs.
  5. guide their team utilizing an Agile development approach with tasks including decomposition of requirements into agile features, software design, coding, testing, integration, and systems test to deliver enhanced secure capabilities.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 8 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems – OR – Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 6 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
  • A minimum of 5 years of progressive software engineering/development experience in C++ or Python
  • Experience with embedded software development or software development that integrates and controls hardware
  • Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the software development lifecycle
  • Experience as a lead for a software development team and ability to provide direction to team members
  • Control Account Management experience in managing program schedule and budget data
  • Experience creating Agile roadmaps, plans, and executing them

Nice to have

  • Active TS/SCI
  • 7+ years of progressive Software Engineering/Development experience in C++ or Python
  • 3+ years of experience leading a software development team
  • Experience as an IPT lead
  • Experience as a scrum master and/or product owner
  • Experience in people management and managing team members on career development and performance
  • Experience managing a budget for technical activities
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
  • Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks
  • Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket)

What the JD emphasized

  • STEM discipline
  • software development experience working on embedded real-time systems
  • U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access
  • C++ or Python
  • embedded software development or software development that integrates and controls hardware
  • software development lifecycle
  • lead for a software development team
  • Agile roadmaps, plans, and executing them