Remote Software Engineering Manager

At Northrop Grumman our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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 theyre making history.

We are seeking a Software Engineering manager for our Tactical Space Systems Division. The primary location for this role is in Dulles VA.

What Youll Get To Do:

You will be expected to fill a parttime functional Section Manager role and will be responsible for managing a team of 10 software engineers

Understand the customer and mission needs to apply expertise in Ground Software issues

Leverage experience to assist with designing software architectures for customers based on requirements

Collaborate with product owners users and other software developers

To be success you should be/have:

Knowledgeable about Ground Software and Spacecraft Command and Control concepts including satellite telemetry streams manual and automated or scriptbased commanding interfaces of a variety of frontend processing equipment endtoend satellite control including command and telemetry database and flight table management

Experienced in strong team building and collaboration skills

Organized and focused on time management customer engagement and able to work through team dynamics and personnel issues

A selfstarter capable of making decision with overall project budget and schedule in mind

Capable of managing a team performing many independent tasks in a hybrid work environment

Exceptional leadership skills to coordinate collaboration across engineering teams

High proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition root cause analysis solution development implementation and monitoring

Significant experience with design build deployment and aftermarket service of standard commercial software products

Experience in design development implementation or operation of Spacecraft Ground Software systems

SW development background including experience with C Python Bash Shell Scripting and/or Perl

Strong experience in producing software architecture documentation

Basic Qualifications:

BS in Computer Science Computer Engineering or related STEM degree 3 years of experience and significant direct experience in the field of Software Engineering as well as program management

Active DOD Top Secret

US Citizenship is required for this position

The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design delivery operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft. We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships including NASAs Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants. Recognized as an industry leader we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.

As a fulltime employee of Northrop Grumman you are eligible for our robust benefits including:

Medical

Dental & Vision coverage

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