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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!\nWe are looking for you to join our team as a dual-role technical manager position based out of Buffalo, NY. At Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation and where we focus on the development and production of state-of-the-art Simulation Systems solutions.\nWhat You'll Get to Do:\nFor this dual-role technical manager position your management duties will require tasking and coordination of approximately 6-10 engineers, and process and resource coordination with functional homeroom management. The position will also have 75% of his/her time allocated to technical responsibilities. This candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, leadership, and technical capabilities. He/she must be a self-starter, able to efficiently operate in a team environment, and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish the team goals. The candidate will work closely with other managers, and engineering disciplines. The manager will be required to communicate with internal customers as well as external customers and suppliers. He/she must be able to work as part of a multifunctional team working within schedule and budget constraints.\nRoles & Responsibilities:\nManagement and execution of employee performance review processes\nCreate and support department policies, procedures, and budgets\nProvide flow-down and direction from upper management and the organization\nProvide employee mentoring, career development, and training opportunities\nCreating an inclusive and engaging environment that promotes employee retention\nSupport to hiring, staffing and workload forecasting including identification and training of skills required to execute on programs\nSupport/lead project execution over the whole product lifecycle, with foremost emphasis on meeting or exceeding customer and stakeholder requirements \nRevises and manages both original and revised specification/interface definition document and expedites documents through signature approval process.\nIdentify risks, suggest mitigations, track defects, develop resolutions, and track and report status\nSupports trade studies, system performance assessments, system design assessments, timelines and concept of operations development.\nSupports system design, data analyses, interface verification, testing, failure/anomaly resolution and mission operations.\nSupports the testing and/or evaluation/validation of one or more components of a system or subsystem analytical model or actual system implementation.\nProvide technical contributions on assigned programs, including subject matter expert reviews for major milestone events (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.).\nFacilitate and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders\nOversight of cost, schedule, and technical quality for SEIT execution on supported programs\nTechnical lead for proposal (Formal and ROM) efforts including Basis of Estimate generation\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience\nUnderstanding with Electronic Warfare simulation of threat radar systems.\nKnowledge of radar signal characteristics.\nExperience performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.\nExperience analyzing complex problems and developing solutions.\nExperience with DOORS requirements management tool.\nExperience with design reviews.\nExcellent communication and presentation skills for technical audiences.\nAbility and willingness to travel to domestic and foreign locations up to 15% based upon need.\nU.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance and ability to obtain special access programs.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's degree in a relevant technical or management specialty\nProven demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.\nDemonstrated capability to make difficult decisions that impact team direction and team performance outcomes\nActive Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance with the eligibility to obtain a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and special access programs.\nElectronic Warfare (EW), or EW Threat experience\nExperience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools (Cameo and Rhapsody).\nExperience in an integration and test environment for complex electronic systems evaluation\nExperience in development and earned value management of cost accounts and schedules as related to Systems Engineering tasks\nExpertise using various types of RF test equipment, such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes and time-domain analyzers to measure and verify interpulse and intrapulse modulations, radar scan patterns.\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $121,000.00 - $181,400.00The 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. 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