RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for an Engineering Manager 3 (Technical Operations Lead) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Development Engineering organization. This position is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA and will report to the Vice President of Vehicle Development.

The Vehicle Development Engineering Tech Ops Lead is responsible for strategy, execution, and integration of Vehicle Development Engineering functions and leading all aspects of Vehicle Development Engineering estimating and resource planning initiatives to meet current and future program execution needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Driving common people processes across Vehicle Development Engineering homerooms; ensure execution of common resource management functions inclusive of staffing fulfillment, redeployment, and release process

Responsible for the Vehicle Development Engineering portion of the sector Engineering dashboard (Chief Engineer, Voice of the Customer, First Time Quality metrics, execution metrics)

Executing pivotal initiatives with functional and program counterparts focused on Vehicle Development Engineering annual goals and objectives and long-range strategic plan (LRSP)

Providing guidance to technical training and skills development initiatives across Vehicle Development Engineering and coordinating on broader skills development initiatives across all Engineering to influence outcomes

Influencing functional and program partners to coordinate resource management and status to sector/programs, including analysis of program staffing, growth, and skills projections for the AOP and LRSP period

Close collaboration with engineering organizations (Mission Engineering, Test & Evaluation, SI&O) to ensure consistency and coordination on engineering wide initiatives

Ensuring common organizational structure for Vehicle Development Engineering in all associated allocations

May occasionally represent the Vehicle Development Engineering Vice President in internal and external meetings

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

 

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related professional/military experience

Experience in developing and managing processes across large organizations

Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in an engineering or management discipline

Proven experience in a Section or Department Manager and/or Staffing Lead role

In-depth knowledge of the Engineering organization and its operation

In-depth knowledge and experience with the NGAS resource management process inclusive of staffing, redeployment, and release processes

Previous experience supporting broad initiatives led by VPs and Directors

Ability to collaborate across team environments

Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, as well as project management, analytical, planning and presentation skills

Salary Range: $170,000.00 - $255,000.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.