Systems Engineering Manager 2 (SIT&E)

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 Mission Systems' Engineering & Science (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 2 (Front-Line Manager). This position is full-time on-site at our Baltimore, MD location.

As an integral part of our Engineering & Sciences leadership team you will support the Systems Integration Test & Evaluation (SIT&E) department within the Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) discipline homeroom. This is a dual-role manager position, and you will provide both engineering functional leadership and technical project execution leadership while overseeing approximately 8-12 engineers and will report directly to a Systems Engineering Manager 3. Individuals on the team work across several Baltimore, MD based programs. The position would functionally lead a team of engineers and Subject Matter Experts in the area of Systems Integration & Test.

In this Systems Engineering Manager 2 role, you will also be expected to perform productive (direct charge) work on programs in addition to functional management duties. It is anticipated that given the size of this team, the candidate will spend ~80% of their time on programs in a technical/leadership role, and ~20% of their time in the functional role.  This leader must be able to create a culture of well-being, inclusion and engagement that attracts, retains, and enables a high performing workforce.

Functional Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead direct reports based on goals, objectives, and company policies.
• Collaborating with peer managers and section managers and interacting with execution and program counterparts to coordinate staffing and other program support (e.g. proposal reviews, design reviews, customer meetings, etc.)
• Ensure adherence to established engineering processes and guidelines used by the department
• Manage workload forecasting including hiring and developing new engineering talent.
• Prepare, manage, and conduct Quarterly Connections.
• Support the management of the department budget and support compensation planning.
• Ensure training to staff on Engineering Tools required to support their programs.
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups.
• Lead or support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and IRAD project leadership. 
• Support and lead engineering organization efforts aimed towards skill and career development; continuous improvement; and growth.

Program Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage engineering support to programs.
• Perform productive work on programs which could include specific engineering tasking related to your subject matter expertise, Integrated Product Team (IPT) leadership, and Cost