
Manager Systems Engineer 2 - Specialty Engineering
Northrop Grumman
Sunnyvale, CAJob$161–242K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Manager Systems Engineer 2 leads Specialty Engineering support across Reliability, System Safety, and Human Factors Engineering. The role provides direction to engineers supporting the Systems Engineering process, from system requirements through hardware validation and deployed hardware life cycle. It combines section management—including staffing, performance reviews, and team engagement—with hands-on program support developing analyses, documents, and customer presentations.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
What you’ll get to do:
Specialty Engineering includes Reliability, System Safety and Human Factors Engineering. The candidate manager must have a strong foundation in Department of Defense Systems Engineering principles and experience deploying Specialty Engineering in the Systems Engineering process. This consists of providing direction and guidance to a diverse group of Reliability, System Safety and Human Factors Engineers supporting the System Engineering process starting with the development of system requirements, hardware validation and the deployed hardware life cycle. The role is dual-hat; responsible for both section management (20% of the time) and actual program related support. Section management consists of Team time keeping, performance reviews, staffing and resource planning, training, and team engagement. Program support will include providing hands on support for the development of work products including Specialty Engineering analysis, document generation and customer presentations. A successful track record of program performance, interpersonal team building skills, and management experience is critical to success.
Basic Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 9 years of engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 7 years of engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of engineering experience.
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Minimum 5 years experience as a Systems/Engineering Manager or Engineering Program Management
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Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all employees.
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Fundamental knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
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Excellent report writing/reviewing skills
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Must be a US Citizenship
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Active US Government Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience working in Navy Programs
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Working knowledge of Reliability, System Safety and Human Factors Engineering processes including Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), reliability assessment, generating safety hazard analyses, safety risk assessment, derived safety requirements, and documentation hazard analysis.
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Proposal experience including developing Basis of Estimates (BOE), fact finding and negotiations
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Working experience with Earned Value Management and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development/tracking
Primary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 3,192 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$161–242K/yr
- California median$158–230K/yr454 salary ranges
- US median$129–205K/yr2,300 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $201K, is 3% above the California median midpoint ($195K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineering salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 556 open Systems Engineering jobs in California and 3,192 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Anduril54 open
- Northrop Grumman (this employer)42 open
- NVIDIA23 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,504 postings).
- Education
- 1,078 of the 3,192 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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