Software Engineering Director

Northrop Grumman

Technical Director managing Missile Defense Systems for Northrop Grumman's C2BMC program. Overseeing operations and collaborating with government customers on critical defense initiatives.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama, Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $185,400 - $292,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Apply strong depth of knowledge in Missile Defense Systems to manage the technical baseline for the program
Assist the Prime Contractor in management of the day-to-day operations of the Missile Defense National Team (MDNT)
Oversee the implementation of project processes to include planning, risk management, integration, and scope control
Leadership of NG personnel and subcontractors on the program ensuring they are appropriately resourced to provide engineering excellence
Collaborate with the government customer at the Senior Executive Service level and with teammates across the MDNT

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (STEM) with 12 years of progressive technical experience in engineering – OR – Master’s degree with 10 years of progressive technical experience in engineering – OR – PhD with 8 years of progressive technical experience in engineering
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Ability to obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance
Effective in customer relations, expectation management, and building coalitions with customers, government staff, and other contractors
Technical leadership experience including the ability to lead highly skilled teams
Experience in developing and modernizing large-scale C4 systems
5+ years of technical leadership experience as an IPT lead, Chief Engineer, or Architect
Experience leading the development of cost and technical proposals
Ability to apply Agile and DevOps methodologies
Excellent interpersonal, written and presentation skills, including the ability to clearly and succinctly communicate complex concepts

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
discretionary bonus in addition to base pay

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Hard Skills & Tools

Missile Defense SystemsC4 systemsAgile methodologiesDevOps methodologiesproject managementrisk managementscope controltechnical proposalsengineering excellenceintegration

Soft Skills

leadershipcustomer relationsexpectation managementbuilding coalitionsinterpersonal skillswritten communicationpresentation skillsteam leadershipcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearanceTS/SCI security clearance