Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Engineering Manager 2. This position is located in Manhattan Beach, CA and supports the Sentinel Program.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
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 Homeroom responsibilities will comprise up to 20% of the candidate's time while 80% of your efforts will be focused on technical program support under the Sentinel – Command Systems (CS) Hardware Design Integration team.
As an FHR manager, you will report directly to an SDS Electrical Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 10 and 15 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities include recruiting, staffing, retaining talent, performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members.
For your technical scope, you will be responsible for CS hardware analysis. You will lead a diverse analysis team including structural, electrical, and thermal analysts and report directly to the IPT Lead.
What You’ll Get To Do:
Work with program leadership to assess issues and develop solutions to meet productivity, quality, and program cost/schedule objectives as well as develop and maintain metrics for monitoring the team's progress
Support earn value tracking and reporting
Control and assign tasking within the group
Participate in technical reviews and ensure quality and applicability of analysis work products
Grow, develop, and manage a diverse team of analysts
Interface with internal and external customers
Participating in ROM development, Basis of Estimates, etc., as needed
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 of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
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) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Experience in technical leadership/management role.
Experience in writing and presenting technical content
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Basic understanding of and experience with engineering analysis principles
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have
Familiarity with Abaqus, Ansys, FEMAP, MATHCAD, Capital or equivalents
At least 1 year leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
Experience with one or more of the following languages: VBA, Python, MATLAB
Strong experience leading teams and training others.
Experience with individual contributor performance assessments
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers
Experience developing and implementing analytic methods to support test, validation, and qualification
TeamCenter CPLM experience
Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA.
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