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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineering Manager 3 - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Charlottesville, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $166,700.0 - $250,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, SC Clearance - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9A516B18CB704CCD80B89276F056455D/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, a Master's degree with 6 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics. * U.S. Citizen with an active Government Secret Clearance * 3 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries * 2 years demonstrated success managing technical teams * 2 years of experience working in a technical role * Proven experience as a team player and collaborator * Very strong engineering background with demonstrated experience managing through requirements development, design and production * Solid understanding of engineering process with execution experience, * Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields. * Program management experience * Success as a leader of large functional organization * Experience managing large control accounts with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and technical performance * Experience with product line management and product line engineering * Demonstrated success in creating and executing affordability initiatives ## Description Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Maritime Systems & Integration (MS&I) E&S organization and serve as the Charlottesville E&S Site Lead. This position reports to the Naval Systems Engineering Director and is in Charlottesville, VA. The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the geographically distributed, highly dynamic, multi-discipline engineering team. The engineering team is responsible for hardware & software development, production support and shipboard integration & test for Navy and USCG surface and subsurface fleet. In this role, the Engineering Manager will be responsible for the following: * Lead the development and implementation of the program(s) technical roadmap strategy * Staff appropriately and enable resource sharing across multiple business areas * Lead strategic actions to improve the business of engineering * Drive engineering strategy and practices pertinent to the MS&I E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy * Drive key talent development and workforce planning efforts * Elevate engineering rigor * Drive predictable financial and program results * Prioritize engineering investments aligned with strategic imperatives * Demonstrate thought leadership on digital transformation * Positions may require travel up to 25% of the time to support distributed team Candidates must have exceptional leadership and teambuilding skills, strategic thinking, strong technical acumen, and the ability to lead multiple engineering disciplines across programs. 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