Northrop Grumman is seeking a Corporate Software Engineering Director 1 to lead the enterprise-wide Software Engineering Council/Center of Excellence (CoE) and represent the Software Engineering function at the corporate level, shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of software engineering across the company.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with at least 12 years of software engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM field with at least 10 years of software engineering experience.
- Minimum of 10 years in software engineering management roles (e.g., program IPT lead or functional leadership).
- Minimum 7 years of systems engineering experience.
- Candidates must have a current DOD Secret level security clearance (or higher) in order to be considered and must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to SAP/SAR.
- Proven record of leading change-management initiatives.
- Experience on large-scale, cross-sector development programs with integrated workforce operations.
- Master’s degree in STEM, MBA, or higher.
Responsibilities
- Establish a centralized Software Engineering function aligned with the overall enterprise engineering vision.
- Lead the Software Engineering Council/CoE, defining strategy, priorities, and working-group structures in collaboration with sector leadership.
- Develop and enforce enterprise-wide software processes and governance that meet both corporate and sector needs.
- Identify and drive continuous-process improvements, communicating updates on behalf of the Council/CoE.
- Establish metrics and data sources to measure software-engineering execution effectiveness across the enterprise.
- Help the company effectively integrate artificial intelligence into software engineering processes and engineering products/platforms, ensuring AI adoption enhances productivity, quality, and innovation.
- Own the Enterprise Software Principles and Operating Procedures (PrOP).
Other
- Travel is occasional for meetings, events, and customer engagements.
- Must be located within the continental United States near an existing Northrop Grumman facility.
- Must have a current DOD Secret level security clearance (or higher).
- U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead direct reports and manage teams.
