RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: NoDescription 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. We are looking for you to join our team as an Embedded Software Engineering Manager 2 based out of Linthicum, MD.

This position is in the E&S Baltimore and Partnered Sites supporting Mission Security 2.

Secure Processing

Software delivers and supports solutions that enable partners to confidently deploy solutions that will remain secure in the toughest environments. Our team provides technical skills, technologies, and processes to affordably develop, design, produce and sustain products across the defense industry while providing a decisive advantage to our customers. As the Software manager you are responsible for overseeing and coordinating the people, resources and processes required to deliver software solutions.

Additionally, you are responsible for managing people performance, providing excellent staff resources to programs, and career development of employees.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight of design, development, and integration of software components
• Engage with business leaders and customers to understand and drive business execution
• Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate
• Drive sustainable continuous improvement, including by collating and deriving insights from data
• Generate proposal and estimates inputs for new work
• Lead the team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools using Agile development methodology
• Guide the team in compliance with the Internal Software Development Plan (iSDP) and the Agile Development Plan (ADP)
• Coordinate with other disciplines when needed such as Systems and Hardware
• Candidates must have strong communication and people leadership skills
• Set, track, and measure employee performance expectations
• Guide employees regarding career development
• Provide technical and business coaching and mentoring
• Communicate direction from the higher-level organization and uphold principles of the higher organization Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields) with 8 years of experience, Master's degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

U.S Citizenship required An active DoD Secret clearance. Secret clearance is required to start. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment.

The ability to obtain a Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start. Must be able to maintain this level of access for continued employment.

3 years of experience as a Software Engineering/Development Team Leader

2 years identifying risks, suggesting mitigation, tracking defects, developing resolutions, and reporting status.

Preferred Qualifications Prior experience within an IPT lead role.

Prior CAM (Cost Account Management) experience.

Working knowledge of Linux or VxWorks operating systems

Board support software experience

Management of budget for technical activities

Experience with SonarQube and/or KlocWork tools Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Jenkins, and DevSecOps best practices

Experience generating proposals and estimates inputs for new work

Prior software functional management experience (executing performance appraisals, staffing allocations, software process leadership, and career goals development) Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00 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,