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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager Cyber Systems Engineering 1 - Ground Architecture and Sp - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Redondo Beach, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $133,000 - $199,600 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, SAP (Applications), Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** November 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9297117/manager-cyber-systems-engineering-1-ground-architecture-and-sp ## About the Role The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to manage, recruit, and retain employees. 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. The candidate will have technical experience in Systems Security and/or Cyber Engineering. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. This is a dual role encompassing both functional management and technical performance on a specific program., * Clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance. * Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. 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. * Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. * Demonstrate abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. * Demonstrate success in collaborating and leading virtually as a part of a physically dispersed team., * 5 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; * Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. * Effective communication and presentation skills. * High proficiency in technical problem solving. * Technical depth in cybersecurity areas including but not limited to risk management framework, software assurance, security architecture, security monitoring, cryptography, vulnerability scanning & management, and/or security test & evaluation * Active DOD Secret clearance, and ability to obtain TS and SCI clearance. * Ability to travel 10%., * Hands-on experience designing, architecting, or supporting System Security Engineering (SSE) for embedded products such as space vehicles * Familiarity with systems engineering processes and artifacts * Program leadership role, on a program associated with the section. * Master's degree in a relevant technical or management specialty. * Experience with program reviews and business development activities. * Active TS/SCI and SAP clearance. * Experience with NG Space Systems Sector programs, teams, architectures and domain. * Role provides up to 10% coverage; therefore, candidates must have at least 90% pre-existing coverage on a program within the Space Sector in Redondo Beach, CA. * A DoD 8140 Qualification ## Description The Western Region Engineering (WRE) of Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector seeks to fill a Cyber Systems Engineering Manager 1 position in the Engineering function for our Space Park location in Redondo Beach, CA. The role is expected to provide the technical and functional leadership needed to establish and maintain a world class Systems Engineering organization, supporting multiple divisions and programs across a wide portfolio. The role will have responsibility for the oversight of development, design, integration, test and implementation of state-of-the-art solutions in support of Space Systems programs and campaigns, as well as research and technology development., * Functional oversight for a team of system or software engineers of varied disciplines (10%). Technical contributor or manager in a program role (90%) * The Section Manager will generally be responsible for 8-10 technical staff members, and the success of their program execution * Provide leadership in cyber engineering subjects. * Drive performance excellence across engineering activities for outstanding program execution results. * Ownership and implementation of functional processes * Staffing and workload forecast; employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development; employee training and identification and training of skills required to execute on programs * Recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, performance management and contract maintenance for contractors working in the business area as required * Pursue product, process and environmental improvement. * Support business strategy efforts (including proposals, gate reviews, independent review team, NAR/ICE, as necessary). * Development and maintenance of processes, and tools required to meet the current and future needs of programs and technologies within the Space Sector System Security and Cyber Engineering portfolio.