Engineering Manager with Northrop Grumman with Security Clearance

Company: Northrop Grumman

• Position: Engineering Manager
• Location: Colorado Springs or Huntsville • Duration: long term, ongoing contract – we are a direct sub to the C2BMC program
• Clearance: Secret, will hold TS if you already have it
• Program – C2BMC "The Engineering Manager (EM) will be responsible for helping ensure that the engineering team's technical, cost, and schedule performance for assigned product teams are properly managed. Essential Functions:
• Manage dependencies with other product teams and support external dependencies
• Handle and document technical issues
• Support the development of proposals
• Ensure that the product team's technical commitments are clearly understood and executed
• Maintain a backlog of assigned features to meet technical commitments
• Ensure teams follow organizational processes
• Apply advanced concepts, theories, and principles, and contribute to developing new principles and ideas
• Handles highly complex problems with consultative guidance; wrong decisions could generally cause failure in reaching key organizational goals and damage the organization’s technological reputation
• Advises top management and customers on sophisticated technical research studies and applications
• Experience in management or leadership roles, along with the relevant skills
• Work will be performed as part of an Agile Scrum team under the guidance of a Team Lead who reports to the C2BMC Regional Systems Engineering Manager
• Work will be performed within a designated closed area. This is a full-time, in-office role with no option for remote work Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 12 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a STEM-related field with 10 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 8 years of relevant work experience
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
• Coordinate with Control Account Managers (CAMs) and EVM staff to determine cost and schedule performance
• Generate Estimated Time to Complete (ETC), Earned Value Management (EVM), and other engineering metrics to identify and resolve all technical or staffing issues while managing cost and schedule Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
• Graduate Certificate: Model-Based Systems Engineering (e.g., Stevens, Caltech, UCSD, USC, GWU, INCOSE cohort, etc.)
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Intermediate (OCSMP - MBI)
• The ideal candidate will have Systems Engineering or Architecture experience, along with Test skills, as a preferred qualification

• Systems Engineer with over 9 years of experience collaborating within integrated teams alongside other systems engineers to develop solutions encompassing all stages of the Systems Engineering Development Lifecycle
• Proven experience fulfilling all responsibilities of this role
• Regularly interact with customers, focusing on eliciting their needs and requirements
• Experience with one or more components of the Missile Defense System
• Experience with one or more components involved in Space Defense, Space Domain Awareness, or other Space Missions
• Experience with complex Command and Control Systems, particularly those with extensive networking capabilities
• Experience handling many responsibilities of this role, especially in concept development and requirement breakdown
• Experience with MBSE approaches and tools (e.g., Cameo)
• Experience working on tasks where failure to achieve good results typically causes program delays and wasted resources
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate (both written and verbal) with others, present technical content, and accept constructive feedback
• Ability to handle short notice and urgent tasks without losing efficiency"