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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 Space Systems - Central Region Software and E&P Engineering (Alabama region supporting MDI BU within Multi-Domain Operations Division) has an exciting career opportunity for a Systems Engineering Manager 2 located in Huntsville, AL. The successful candidate will demonstrate technical ability and leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance.\nAs the Engineering Manager (Section Manager), you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the people, resources and processes required to deliver new software or upgrade existing products. You will also be responsible for the leadership of managing people, executing performance reviews, staffing programs, and career development of employees. Our engineering teams provide world-class engineering solutions to the sustainment and modernization for our customers.\nThis position is a dual role position encompassing both technical contribution (Systems Engineer - 80%) and people leadership (Section Manager - 20%).\nPosition Responsibilities:\nPeople Leadership:\nFunctional Management of 12-18 engineers on GWS GFC (Space Systems Missile Defense Integration (MDI) Business Unit Program):Set attainable goals.\nExecute performance reviews.\nGuide the employees regarding career development.\nSupport teams or individuals to improve performance and achieve goals through coaching and mentoring.\nProvide flow down and direction from upper management and the organization.\nFacilitate information flow and communication.\nConflict resolution.\n\nSupport organizational engineering initiatives.\nTechnical Performance:\nCandidate will contribute technically to our current software programs. Technical responsibilities will include:Algorithm development and Analysis for the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Fire Control (GFC) product.\nDevelops new algorithms, improves old algorithms, and assesses the effectiveness and performance of them in the context of the GFC software.\nDevelop, modify, and maintain software using software engineering best practices and standards.\nParticipate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, software development, unit testing, integration, and formal system testing.\nApply technical expertise in solving complex software and integration problems.\n\nCandidate will be a thought leader for software engineering practices.\nCandidate may assist software engineering department manager in reviewing proposals, white papers, and other new business initiatives.\nBasic Qualifications:\nApplicants must have a technical performance role currently in place \nBachelor of Science (B.S) or MS degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or Math or Physics or an equivalent STEM discipline.\nMinimum of 5 years of direct relevant technical experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant technical experience with M.S degree.\nRecent and extensive MATLAB and Python Experience/ proficiency.\nProven experience in developing, prototyping and evaluating complex algorithms\nExtensive background in mathematics and physics.Math Skills: Linear algebra, statistics\nPhysics Skills: Astro or Orbital mechanics, RF propagation\nCan be from course work or work experience\n\nMust be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment \nProficient in all areas of formal software lifecycle process from requirements to integration to formal testing.\nInterest in being a technical contributor as well as a people manager.\nAbility to work effectively in a collaborative team environment, closed area in person work environment.\nActive Secret clearance.\nStrong understanding of agile principles. \nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in computer sci or Math physics or sciences background.\nUnix/Linux Operating System Experience \nExperience with optimization algorithms\nExperience with planning / scheduling algorithms\nExperience with sensor modeling, communication modeling, and / or missile modelling\nBattle Management or Fire Control experience\nExperienced with Linux, scripting, and operations \nPrimary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00The 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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