Manager Systems Engineering 3

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 is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! We are looking for you to join our team as a Systems Engineering Manager 3 based out of Rolling Meadows, IL. This position will require onsite work - flexible work arrangements and some remote work may be possible. What You'll Get to Do: Be part of the Engineering, Sciences, & Technology (ES&T) Field Engineering, Logistics, and Tech Data & Training organization. This is a dual-hat position responsible for both personnel management (~ 50% of time) for a multi-disciplined team of 80 – 120 engineers and existing technical/program responsibilities (~50% of time, not addressed by this requisition). The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate the skillset of a LEADER. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve sustainable top performance. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. Roles & Responsibilities: Technical contributor / leader in a program role. Functional oversight for a geographically dispersed team of systems engineers, intel analysts, integrators and field engineers of varied disciplines that supports many different systems on multiple platforms. Staffing and workload forecast; employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development; identification and training of employee skills required to successfully execute on programs; and execution of employee performance review processes. Recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, performance management and contract maintenance for contractors working in the business area as required. Issue identification/reporting as well as status reporting up the ES&T and program management chains. Engage in the preparation of department-related meetings, proposal work statements and operating budgets.