RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph 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. 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! Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Digital Engineering Manager 2 to support our growing engineering team in advanced technology development programs. What You'll Do: This is a dual role technical manager position including functional management and direct program leadership contribution. The split between program and functional duties will be approximately 80% program and 20% functional, on average. The manager’s technical duties can include planning, program performance, addressing schedule and technical performance, direct technical contributor, technical leadership and tasking engineering staff. The manager’s functional work includes direct supervision of their staff (~8 15 employees), providing objective directions to employees utilizing management guidelines & company policies while maintaining their current technical duties. Key roles and responsibilities include: Lead a team of engineers in management role. Administrative management responsibilities include staffing, performance and compensation management and career development. Conducts goal planning, performance evaluations merit budgeting Monthly 1:1 and Quarterly feedback with each employee Cultivate an inclusive and engaging workplace. Ensure employees’ work life balance is appropriate. Supports staffing and recruiting needs as required Work with peers and leads in building strategies to address critical skills pipeline leveraging individual expertise and training opportunities. This would cover VHDL/FPGA, embedded Firmware, Digital board design and subsystems architecture. Develop appropriate technical training / work options; and improve team performance. Execute in a direct technical contributor or technical leadership role. This role involves overseeing/leading/collaborating on Digital designs involving FPGA, ASIC, Digital Subsystems Design and Architecture for teams involved in a diversity of design activities and applications. Partner with program management and engineering leads to establish and maintain methods for program execution, tracking metrics, communication and continuous improvement. Create, update, and maintain Digital engineering processes and procedures to ensure compliance with industry and company standards, requirements, and best practices Provides technical guidance related to process and training to staff Conducts weekly flow down meetings with assigned staff Attends weekly flow down meetings with the Department Manager and monthly all manager meetings This position requires 100% work on site at Northrop Grumman’s Annapolis Junction, MD facility. Basic Qualifications for Digital Engineering Manager 2: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 8 years of relevant experience; Master of Science degree in STEM related field with 6 years of relevant technical experience; PhD in STEM related field with 4 years of relevant experience Experience working in a fast paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously. Demonstrated success working well within a team environment and adapting quickly to change. Experience with industry standard FPGA design implementation tools for IP integration, PnR, CDC such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, and QuestaSim. Working knowledge of full product life cycle (requirements, design, implementation and test) of FPGA Design and/or ASIC Design. Knowledge of System Verilog, Verilog and/or VHDL. Time management skills and a proven ability to follow through with commitments. Strong written, oral communication, and organizational skills. This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen Active TS/SCI security clearance per project requirements Preferred Qualifications for Digital Engineering Manager 2: Master’s degree in STEM, Engineering Leadership, or equivalent. 9 years of experience in a multi disciplined science/engineering environment. Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills. Familiarity with Xilinx and Intel FPGA technology. Familiarity with Agile methodologies (JIRA, Confluence). Experience with industry standard ASIC front end design tools for synthesis, LEC, CDC. Experience with Verification IP integration and/or development. Experience with a coverage driven verification methodology from planning through closure. Experience with STA constraints generation and timing closure. Experience as an IPT lead, functional lead, or leadership in the military 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.