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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is looking for a Software Functional Manager for the MDC2 family of programs located in Melbourne, FL to drive program execution and team development.

This position blends functional management activities, such as mentoring, quarterly reviews, assisting with hiring, and performance management, and mission driven development of program scope of work, such as software design, implementation and test, assisting program management and other leaders. The functional management role will comprise 15% to 20% of the candidate’s time and remaining 80% to 85% of the time is expected to be directly funded technical activities as a highly contributing member of a software team in support of an MDC2 programs.

The candidate should have a strong technical background in software development and embedded systems. Software Development focus is for mission applications using software engineering best practices & standards and participate in the full life cycle of software development to include C++ coding to NGAS and MDC2 coding standards, unit testing and software integration testing, software requirements and design documentation and support for program reviews. Management duties cover a team of approximately 12-15 engineers.

Candidate will 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. Will provide project staffing support with recruiting, interviews and hiring. Will be responsible for recommending employees for raises and promotions. Candidate will provide detailed employee performance feedback, periodic 1-on-1 meetings, scheduled performance appraisals. Trains, coaches and mentors’ other engineers and support staff with their technical and career development. Responsible for evaluation of current project requirements and assures staff have adequate statement of work to optimize contract performance. Candidate will work with program management and IPT leads in establishing personal, program and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments.

• Create and review software work items on a cross-discipline team
• Mentor engineers in all phases of their career and technical development
• Support program and business management on business acquisition, proposal, and special projects
• Support engineering initiatives
• Assist with staff workload forecast preparation
• Identifying and implementing new or improved tools and processes to increase team efficiency
• Acquire the necessary computers, equipment, and tools to enable the team to accomplish their assigned job
• Program management related duties such as CAM and other Earned Value activities
• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Creates, review, and maintains critical documentation
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 9 years of relevant software experience OR a Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 7 years of related professional experience OR a PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of relevant software experience
• Must be familiar with all phases of the software development life cycle
• Prior lead or management experience in a team environment
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Application implementation in a language like C, C++, C#, Ada, Java or other programming language
  • Formal software requirement development and sell off
  • Experience with test automation tools and frameworks
  • Development of automated test frameworks and their deployment
  • Experience creating and maintaining a DevOps continuous integration / continuous deliveries (CI/CD) pipeline and associated tools
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance (Interim secret is required to start)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a special program access clearance

• Master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering
• Ability to quickly review, analyze, and understand complex software systems; has experience being able to diagnose and troubleshoot production systems
• Previous experience of briefing and interacting with senior customer officials and internal executive management
• Familiarity with Cameo, Atlassian Tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, Bamboo), and DOORS
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Hold an in-scope U.S. government Top Secret or higher clearance.
• Hold an active Program Access clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.