Systems Engineering Manager 3 – Electromagnetic Environmental Effects

Northrop Grumman

. Managing the day-to-day program execution of the E3 Specialty Engineering Team.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $166,700 - $276,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Managing the day-to-day program execution of the E3 Specialty Engineering Team.
Providing EVM responsibilities (CAM for multiple Work Packages) as delegated by the Director of Specialty Engineering.
Communicate effectively and report status and progress metrics to support Program Management reviews and customer engagements.
Provide senior management guidance on program execution for E3 sub-teams to include EMI Test Support, E3 Design Support, and TEMPEST, to include both testing and design support.
Develop and support consistent execution of standard and best practices, methods, software and tools across E3 team and sub-teams. Must utilize feedback and lessons learned to further develop these practices and methods and foster a community of continuous improvement.
Manage and forecast engineering resources in collaboration with the Specialty Director, technical leaders, and functional homeroom. Work with program leadership and technical leads in establishing business objectives and performance goals for the team.
Partner with the engineering functional homeroom for staffing and recruiting needs to meet the required skillsets to execute program scope of work
Oversee the E3 team schedule and planning in support of system design reviews, materials development, recommendations, and document tracking.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of experience.
Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) and DoD Top Secret clearance within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Experience managing cost, schedule and performance of large government technical statements of work.
Experience in Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and experience as an EVMS Control Account Manager (CAM) or Work Package Lead (WPL).
Experience in milestone planning and execution to completion (e.g. Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, etc.)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

Earned Value Management SystemsCost managementSchedule managementPerformance managementMilestone planningProgram executionTechnical statements of workDesign ReviewsTest Readiness ReviewsContinuous improvement

Soft Skills

Effective communicationLeadershipCollaborationGuidanceCommunity building

Certifications

U.S. Government Secret security clearanceSpecial Access Program clearanceDoD Top Secret clearance