Digital Engineering Manager 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: No Description 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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. We are looking for you to join our team as a Digital Engineering Manager 2 based out of Linthicum, MD. What You’ll Get to Do This position is for a Functional Manager of the Digital Hardware team supporting the Mission Systems Sector, in the Hardware department in Baltimore, MD.   The manager will have approximately 12 digital hardware engineers on his/her team.  Duties will include managing the day-to-day workload of the team, interfacing with the program teams to help meet schedule, performance reviews, work load forecasting, interfacing with external partners. This is a dual role manager position, involving technical responsibilities as well.  The manager is also responsible for staffing plans, staff performance evaluation, goal planning, process improvement, roadmap development, and hiring to manage workload demand and skill attrition.  The manager will be able to lead through positive changes, as a champion for improvement and innovation.  Employee engagement and development will be maintained through a combination of training, employee career coaching, mentoring, identification of stretch assignments, and engagement action planning.  The manager will be able to meet performance goals with consideration for work/life balance of the staff.  The candidate should have strong communications skills, and an ability to build and maintain relationships with direct staff, customers, and cross organization partners. This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain an active U.S Government Secret Clearance or the successful transfer of an active US. Government Secret Clearance prior to start.

Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience, master’s degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree US Citizenship is required. Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S Government Secret Clearance prior to starting. A current/active clearance is not required to be considered for the position, but a final clearance is required to start Minimum of 6 years of experience in digital and/or hardware design 3 years of experience with people management, leading a technical design team, including workload management, performance reviews, and