Manager Test Engineering 2
- Locations:
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Security Clearance:
- Secret
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
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 Mission Systems sector is seeking a qualified candidate to join the engineering leadership team as a Manager Test Engineering 2 located in Salt Lake City, UT. To be successful, the manager must demonstrate a highly engaging leadership style, have excellent teamwork and collaboration skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. The manager must be able to provide leadership in support of the strategic vision of Operations and the business areas being supported, must demonstrate ability in working with cross organizational teams and customers, must be able to set and clearly articulate goals/priorities and successfully communicate them to key staff, and possess a track record of building high-performance teams, with a particular focus on employee development, engagement, inclusion, and retention.
What you'll get to do:
- Provide overall leadership and development to a team of approximately 12 Test Engineers with a diverse range of experience levels. This includes performance evaluations, goal setting, and strategic planning. This team supports the test of advanced electronics and avionics products.
- Process owner of tests including bed-of-nails In-Circuit-Test, Flying Probe, and functional tests
- Act as a technical focal point for key internal customers
- Development of new test processes and procedures for electronics
- Continue to optimize existing test processes for efficiency, repeatability, and overall process control
- Perform as both a manager and direct technical contributor to key tasks
- Champion continuous improvement throughout the engineering team
- Identify capital needs and provide justifications
- Develop and maintain a technology roadmap
- Manage organization budgets for labor and expense
- Transition of new products into production test environments
- Support proposal activities as required
The ideal candidate must have good presentation skills with the ability to communicate written and verbally, demonstrate the ability to lead technical projects, including project scope management, budget, schedule, and overall execution.
Basic qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or directly related STEM discipline with 8 years of engineering experience; or Master’s degree with 6 years of engineering experience
- Experience collaborating with teams and/project leadership.
- 2 or more years of experience with leading individuals or projects.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with troubleshooting and interpreting electronic schematics.
- U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance
- Experience with standard Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
Preferred qualifications:
- Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technologist degree
- Direct people leadership experience.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Advanced experience directly related to electronic circuit card design or test development.
- Test software development experience.
- Direct experience with Agilent ICT, Spea Flying Probe, DITMCO, Chroma or other similar test platforms.