Manager, Software Engineering (Remote)

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

Category: Engineering
* Shift: Days (United States of America)
* Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
* Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
* 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 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. The Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS), Global Surveillance division is looking for the right individual to join our software team. This role is for a Software Functional Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This leadership opportunity will fill a Software Section Manager under the E-2 program.
This is a vital role supporting the program in mission critical software design and development. Applicants must have a strong technical background in software development and embedded systems, including software requirements, and software design experience.
Develop, modify and maintain software for airborne applications using software engineering best practices & standards and participate in the full life-cycle of software development to include C/C++ coding to flight/safety critical coding standards, unit testing and software integration testing, software requirements and design documentation and support for program reviews.
- Partner closely with responsible Software, System, & Test Engineers and Development Test Labs to ensure a testable product is being developed.
- Make recommendations for design, process improvements, and data collection.
- Ensure consistency and quality of SW Products.
Prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result and provide direction to resolve priorities to achieve goals.
- Make decisions that impact the organization's credibility, operations, and services.
- Assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected, and working with the respective IPT to address those needs.
- Partnering with the program software manager and IPT leads in establishing personal program and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.
- Acquire the necessary computers, equipment, and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work.
- Generate training plans based on the program and their subordinates' needs.
- Provide their group with regular flow down of company and organizational status and appropriately represent and be a spokesperson for the Software Engineering organization to their group, assigned project, and the company.
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 9 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development, OR a Master's degree AND 7 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development.
- Must have at least 5 years of experience with all phases of the software development process
- Must have at least 5 years of experience in C/C++ or other OOP languages
- Current active Secret DoD Security clearance is required.
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Experience working in a DevOps culture with continuous integration / continuous deliveries
- Demonstrated leadership of engineering personnel on a Northrop Grumman Corporation program
- In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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