Manager Engineering 2 (Liaison/MRB) – 2nd Shift
- Location:
- Palmdale, California, United States of America
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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Engineering 2 (Liaison/MRB) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is a 4/10 2nd shift position, and will be located in Palmdale, CA.
This position is for the Section Manager (SM) of Liaison Engineering for the PAICoE F-35 Program, reporting to the Vehicle Engineering (VE) Liaison Engineering Department Manager, Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence. The SM will lead a growing team of 15-20 Liaison Engineers. SM will be responsible for the disposition of nonconforming metallic and composite parts and assemblies as well as subsystem nonconformance.
For functional tasking, approximately 20% of the SM’s time will be focused on recruiting, staffing, retaining talent, weekly team meetings, bi-weekly 1:1 meetings, and holding performance review discussions. Supporting the VE Liaison Engineering Department Manager on the NGAS Community of Practice is expected. SM is expected to be thoroughly versed, and preferably a Subject Matter Expert (SME), for the Liaison Engineering discipline. CATIA and MES experience is strongly preferred.
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Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related professional/military experience
Experience with Geometric, Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Experience in a technical leadership/management roles.
Experience with Teamcenter, CATIA V5 and/or NX-CAD.
Ability to obtain and maintain DOD Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Civil Engineering (Structures) with Design emphasis.
10+ years of engineering experience.
Expert knowledge of Geometric, Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Knowledge of NGC best design practices and applicable processes.
Demonstrated affordability approaches in structural designs, including integration of platform build sequences and designing for manufacturing.
Minimum 5 years of aircraft/spacecraft design experience, including clean sheet airframe layout, detailed drawing releases, and supporting build.
Active, In-Scope DoD Secret clearance.
Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain SSBI and/or Special Program Access.
Experience in staffing forecasting.
Full life cycle of an air/space vehicle design process.
Recent experience as structural design lead.
Team player and demonstrated exceptional collaboration.
Material Review Board (MRB) Authority.