Campus Pride Jobs

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems 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 seeks a talented professional to join the engineering team in Boulder, Colorado as Functional Manager Level 1 managing a team of Engineering Program Leaders. This position is responsible for functional management responsibilities such as conducting performance reviews, merit reviews, all phases of the staffing process, performance evaluations, mentoring, coaching, employee development and other functional management activities as assigned.

This is a dual role encompassing both functional management and technical performance within a program. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance. He/she will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to motivate team members and facilitate team meetings; build relationships with customers and staff. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success collaborating and leading Engineering teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5 years relevant work experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years relevant work experience

• Demonstrated leadership skills as a team lead or direct manager of people

• Experience managing project execution

• Effective communication and presentation skills

• The ability to successfully prioritize tasks and obligations

• Independent problem solving of complex technical and personnel problems

• Experience working with both internal and external customers and partners

• DoD Secret clearance with the ability to get a TS/SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous functional management experience

• Ability to resolve conflicts and negotiate with positive outcome

• Experience with DoD programs and processes

• Experience in engineering development lifecycle

• Project scheduling and budget experience (e.g. CAM).

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance or higher

Salary Range: $126,600 - $189,800

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.