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CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Modeling & Simulation Engineering Manager

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security and defense. 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 and 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!

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking candidates for the position of **Systems Engineering Manager 2 (Modeling and Simulation)** to support advanced technology development programs.

This position requires full-time work onsite at Northrop Grumman’s facility in** **Aurora/Boulder, CO** **or** **Baltimore, MD.

What You’ll Get To Do

This is a dual-role functional manager/systems engineering position. Management duties include supporting, developing, and assigning tasks to staff; developing the engineering processes; and providing resources to meet program needs. The manager will also perform technical work on programs. The split between technical and functional management duties will be approximately 80% technical /20% functional, on average. The direct program work may include circuit design, device theory, characterization, or algorithm development. Technical leadership, or other direct support of a program, would also suffice. Technical work may include technical planning, integration, verification and validation, cost & risk management, and supportability and effectiveness analysis for systems. Analyses are performed at multiple levels, including concept, design, fabrication, and testing. May also perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate to systems specs as needed.

Roles and responsibilities include some or all of the following:

+ Lead a team of 10-15 technical staff in a management role. Administrative management responsibilities include staffing, performance and compensation management, and career development.

+ Execute = < 80% of time in a direct contributor or technical leadership role supporting MDA programs.

+ Responsible for labor and material execution through cost account management (CAM) assignments when applicable.

+ Partner with program management to track execution and provide technical leadership to the team.

+ Ensure proper engineering processes and procedures are followed.

+ Work with peers and training leads to identify critical skill shortfalls; develop appropriate technical training; and improve team performance.

Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or something closely related with 7+ years’ relevant experience (or Master of Science degree with 4 years of relevant experience; PhD with 2 year of relevant experience) within a related engineering field.

+ Proven skills in tackling/solving complex problems in the context of Electrical Theory/Physics

+ Ability to learn new topics quickly in a fast-paced environment

+ Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including managers, designers, scientists, and other engineers

+ Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills.

+ This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen.

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

Preferred Candidates will possess a minimum of three of the following qualifications:

+ Active U.S. Government security clearance.

+ Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to implement system engineering practices.

+ 9 years of experience in a multi-disciplined science/engineering environment.

+ Familiarity with quantum information, quantum error correction, and/or fault-tolerant quantum computation

+ Design experience in RF, analog, digital, or mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs).

+ Solid understanding of circuit design theory; hands-on circuit design or verification experience.

+ Familiarity with characterization, verification, and validation protocols, including randomized benchmarking and tomography

+ Proficient in the use of commercial CAD software (Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics) in the design, layout, or verification of Monolithic Microwave (MMIC) or Application Specific (ASIC) integrated circuits.

+ Experience in modeling, designing, and/or simulating conductivity

+ Experience in research of superconductivity, including but not limited to:

+ Material characterization

+ Experimental techniques related to superconducting materials

+ Theoretical modeling of superconducting phenomena

+ Application development in superconductivity

+ Background in one or more of the following areas of mathematics:

+ Statistics and Optimization

+ Numerical Linear algebra (e.g. Tensor Network algorithms)

+ Group and Representation Theory

Primary Level Salary Range: $156,500.00 - $234,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.