SONAR Systems Engineering Manager 2

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.

The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and that are interested in expanding their horizons. 

The Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a front-line Supervisor to the SONAR Engineering Groups.

Our engineering work includes full life-cycle programs including design, development, system integration, hands-on test, training, and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish team goals.

This position is a dual role encompassing both people and project/technical leadership. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Functional management of ~12 engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning

• Provide project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group

• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used in the group

• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers

• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple engineering disciplines and programs

• Support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects

• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring

• Support fostering employee engagement and knowledge sharing

• Management of the SONAR innovation lab:   

  • Regular interfacing with facilities maintenance teams for physical plant support and campus leadership for sources of internal funding

  • Inform investments and ongoing sustainment of our development network in cooperation with security and network administrators

Ideal candidates will have demonstrated skills/experience in one or more of the following multi-disciplined areas:

• SONAR array design, analysis, fabrication and test

• Electronics design, analysis, procurement, fabrication and test

• Firmware design, development, integration and test

• Signal processing and beamforming

• Transduction materials, passive materials and multi-physics finite element analysis (FEA)

• Mechanical design (including electronics packaging), structural and thermal analysis, fabrication and assembly

• Enterprise network configuration, Security+ certification (or equivalent) and an understanding of Cyber Security requirements and implementation.

The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in multi-disciplinary hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, production engineering, developing engineering processes and procedures and an understanding of engineering’s role for supporting small to medium production quantities.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical, Aerospace, Materials, Mechanical, Marine or Ocean Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s degree in a related field with 6+ year’s experience

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within diverse, multidisciplinary teams

• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams as a functional manager, program manager, Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead, and/or other significant leadership role

• Proficiency in using common engineering design, production and office tools

• Knowledge of one or more in the following categories:
  • Underwater/naval systems such as Torpedo's, Towed Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV), Submarines, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Acoustic Comms, SONAR Systems, Interfacing with Submarines, etc.
  • Background in SONAR arrays, sensors, communication arrays, transducers
  • Experience in Design, Manufacture, and Test of SONAR Transducer Systems
  • Design or testing experience with Comms/SONAR/RADAR receivers
• US citizen and possess an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SSBI and pass a polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in the following areas:
  • Underwater/naval systems such as Torpedo's, Towed Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV), Submarines, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Acoustic Comms, SONAR Systems, Interfacing with Submarines, etc.
  • Background in SONAR arrays, sensors, communication arrays, transducers
  • Experience in Design, Manufacture, and Test of SONAR Transducer Systems
  • Previous design or testing experience with Comms/SONAR/RADAR receivers
• Experience with proposals and Earned Value.
• Experience with business development activities.
• An interest in seeing the production of SONAR systems through manufacturing and test, locally, with the possibility of travel to field sites for final sell-off testing.
• A current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00

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.