Manager Software Engineering - R10212184

Manager Software Engineering 2 - R

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to support the Advanced Technology Laboratory within the Microelectronics Center. The position will be located in Linthicum, MD and requires on‑site, full‑time work at our Linthicum campus.

Relocation assistance: may be available

Clearance type: SCI

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. 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 secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives. 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 will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills—whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader.

At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

• Lead and manage a cross‑functional software engineering team working within agile scrum frameworks.
• Oversee the planning, development, and delivery of software solutions that support foundry operations.
• Collaborate with the additional manager and other stakeholders to align team efforts with company objectives.
• Develop and execute project strategies, ensuring effective portfolio management and timely delivery of initiatives.
• Mentor and develop team members, promoting continuous improvement, agile best practices, and professional growth.
• Establish performance metrics, monitor progress, and implement process improvements to enhance team productivity.
• Communicate project status, risks, and challenges to executive leadership and cross‑functional teams.
• Drive innovation and maintain deep technical and operational understanding of microelectronic foundry processes.
• Manage and deliver staffing and reporting status and metrics to ATL leadership.
• Support funding activities for products in direct benefit of programs.
• Prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result and provide direction to resolve priorities to achieve goals.
• Make decisions that impact the organization’s credibility, operations, and services.
• Comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of management experience.
• Excellent communication, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Prior agile software team leadership experience.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, verifying, and qualifying software products with software and systems engineering.
• Knowledge of Dev Ops principles and tools—specifically Git source control knowledge and Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bit Bucket, etc.) knowledge.
• The selected candidate will be required to obtain a DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance as a condition of continued employment; maintaining the required clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

• Prior experience leading or playing a key role in efforts involving Digital Transformation implementation/proliferation.
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Execution (MES), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Experi…