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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Manager Systems Engineering 3 as Sustainment Software Manager to join our diverse team of professionals. This leadership position is located onsite in San Diego, CA with expected travel to Palmdale, CA as a secondary location. Essential Functions: Under the direction and leadership of the Product Support tech team lead and the Life Cycle Program Manager, the Sustainment Software Manager will work with Product Support, Life Cycle Management, adjacent program functions, and the customer to drive and manage a sustainable software product. Candidate will define the structure of the software sustainment team and drive process improvements across their individual team and flow up to enterprise leadership when required with the focus of improving effectiveness, availability, and sustainability of assets by minimizing maintenance downtime and streamlining support. This leader will manage a diverse team of systems and software engineers and help coordinate between other teams internal and external, internal leadership, and the customer to ensure proactive management, execution, risk reduction, and opportunity capture to support delivered IFC baselines and software as directed by the customer and internal leadership. He/she will also coordinate and lead preparation of presentation materials to support customer status review, Program Integration Reviews, and proposal efforts. Primary Tasks: Lead the sustainment software team from content prioritization and software design to handoff of the product to the installation/ build team. Oversee technical baseline, ensuring a quality end product is provided to the program that maintains and improves supportability of the product. Oversee financial and schedule performance, ensuring milestones and contract deliverables are on-schedule and meet requirements. Serve as focal point for operating unit software sustainment team. Balance time between team leadership, collaboration across the NG team leadership and collaboration with customer leadership. Interact/collaborate continuously with IFC software sustainment team, program managers, and customer representatives concerning project deliverables and deliverable requirements. Review contract requirements to determine documentation required for the sustainment of delivered software baselines. Self-motivated and able to effectively work with all levels of the organization. Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.