Electrical Engineering Section Manager 2 – 16551

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 Defense Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineering Section Manager 2. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the SDS Functional Homeroom.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. 

What You’ll Get To Do:

This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise up to 20% of the candidate's time. The candidate will have 80% technical responsibilities: supporting SDS programs as an engineer within their same function. Candidate will act across multiple organizations to drive execution.

As a Functional Manager, you will be required to provide a wide range of people leadership and mentoring activities, and foster a culture that allows employees to learn and grow. You will facilitate and execute the performance management cycle for your direct reports. This includes setting goals, mid and end-of-year reviews as well as performance evaluations and compensation. This role will also require you to mentor your direct reports and be their first line of contact for career growth, training and certifications funding, stretch assignments, etc.

Essential Functions:

• Promotes the professional development of the Homeroom workforce and fosters a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement.

• Manages and guides direct report annual goals, performance evaluations and compensations reviews.

• Ensures accurate time charging and timecard approvals.

• Manages conflict resolution, performance issues and improvement plans.

• Mentors career growth for team of direct reports.

• Aligns direct reports to technical roles based on program needs.

• Helps identify stretch assignments and opportunities - Works as the integration lead for all elements across the weapon system that interact with LGC Specific Hardware.

As a Technical Manager, you will be required to work and directly interface with DoD customers on technical program elements and lead technical teams in solving weapon system maintenance actions as well has help solve complex electrical and software issues related to Codes systems and their constituent subcomponents. You will participate in Ground Systems Aging Surveillance and/or Age Sensitive Items Analysis panels. You will be required to establish and manage subcontractor efforts, which include support in generating RFPs and then managing a subcontractor’s cost, schedule and technical performance elements.

This position aligns to a Matrixed Engineering and Manufacturing Operations organization (SDS E&MO Homeroom)

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of related experience

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

• 1+ years’ of experience working and directly interfacing with DoD customers on technical program elements and leading technical teams in solving weapon system maintenance actions

• 1+ years’ of experience with MM III and sufficient technical knowledge to assess the feasibility of proposed Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) Sustainment solutions

• Strong organizational and project management skills to define sub-project scopes, timelines, with an ability to manage resources and budgets

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience managing people

• Experience with participation in Ground Systems Aging Surveillance and/or Age Sensitive Items Analysis panels

• Experience in assessing weapon system failure data, trend analysis and working with broader reliability organizations in assessing subsystem end-of-life analyses

• Experience with Program Management functions such as establishing and managing subcontractor efforts, which include support in generating RFPs and then managing a subcontractor’s cost, schedule and technical performance elements

• Experience with ICBMs

• Prior experience and familiarity with the ALCS mission, legacy equipment/systems, and sustainability challenges

• Ability to set the strategic vision for the ALCS working group and be an advocate for a team of technically diverse engineers

• Promote a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement

• Experience managing an engineering team is preferred

• Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira processes

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

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.