Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems is looking for an Embedded Software Engineering Manager Level 2 located in Northridge, CA. This role will be supporting some of our most advanced programs to include AARGM ER and the SiAW programs.
This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
This Embedded Software Engineering Manager role will comprise approximately 20% of the candidate's time and the remaining 80% of the time is expected to be directly funded technical activities as a highly contributing member of a software team in support of one or more Advance Weapons programs. This role is responsible for the direct supervision & management of embedded software staff, and for providing objective-oriented directions to direct reports utilizing software engineering guidelines & general policies. This role will also be responsible for day-to-day communications, performance assessment and feedback, career counseling, professional development, employee rewards and recognition, and resolving personnel issues and managing staff.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math - or related technical area) with 8+ years of Software related experience – OR – Master’s degree of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math - or related technical area) with 6+ years of Software related experience
- Experience in requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, embedded software development, and verification and validation at subsystem and system level
- Must have a high proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and control account monitoring
- Must possess Embedded Software Engineering discipline knowledge with strong knowledge of software development life cycles to incorporate practices into the engineering daily workflow
- Software development experience in C++, C#, Python or other language
- Familiarity with Cameo, Atlassian Tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, Bamboo), and DOORS
- Experience implementing action plans based on metrics and/or root cause/corrective actions
- Ability to form strong partnerships to ensure lockstep coordination with adjacent discipline areas and program management leadership.
- Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance to start (citizenship required)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated excellence in a technical leadership/management role with 15+ team members
- Experience with Earned Value Management
- Working knowledge of Staffing, Engineering Metrics and Training resources, processes, and tools
- Experience with cyber security requirements or relevant program protection enhancements
- Experience in system and subsystem specification development including verification methodologies
- Proven experience leading technically diverse teams of 15-25 engineers
- Experience with test automation tools and frameworks
- Experience creating and maintaining a DevOps continuous integration / continuous deliveries (CI/CD) pipeline and associated tools
- Familiarity with Foreign Military Sales
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
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