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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

The Navigation, IMU, and Specialty Engineering team is looking for you to join our team as a Specialty Engineering Manager 2 based out of Woodland Hills, CA.

The Specialty Engineering team supports all product areas across the Navigation and Cockpit Systems (NACS) business unit encompassing specialty engineering areas such as reliability, maintainability, logistics, and systems safety.  This role will focus on management of functional subject matter expertise associated with programs ranging from early development through production.  The functional department manager provides personnel management to the team including career development, goal setting, performance reviews, salary planning.

This position is 20% functional management and 80% direct program support.  This is a 100% onsite role.

What You’ll get to Do:

Assist in the development and implementation of department vision and strategies to drive employee engagement; improve hiring, development, training, and retention of top talent; balance process compliance against innovation; and reduce bureaucracyStaff resource planningLead a team comprised of reliability, safety, logistics, maintainability, cybersecurity, and other specialty engineers supporting multiple programsConduct performance and salary reviewsMentor and challenge team members to develop skills and provide career planning/development pathsDevelop and implement strong processes with emphasis on quantitative management and continuous improvementEnsure organizational compliance with corporate/sector/organizational policies/proceduresDrive continuous process improvement and usage of common processes across programs, as appropriateProvide management guidance and earned value reporting to achieve outstanding cost, schedule and technical performance on programs supportedResponsible for technical guidance and oversight in developing technical and cost proposalsManage personnel assignments in a highly dynamic and demanding engineering environment

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 8 years of progressively increasing responsibility and engineering experience or a Masters of Science in a STEM and a minimum of 6 years of progressively increasing engineering experienceExperience in one or more specialty engineering areas, including principles, analyses, and proceduresA proven track record of leading a team of engineers and of establishing strong relationships with other functional organizations and Program OfficesExperienced in cost estimating using prior actual costs to support engineering Basis of Estimates (BOEs)Proven written and oral communications skillsUS CitizenshipAbility to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the hiring managerAbility to work onsite, full-time at the Woodland Hills, CA campus

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in an Engineering disciplineDemonstrated passion for improving employee engagementPrior experience with navigation or cockpit systems programsExperience in the development of military airborne electronicsKnowledge of/experience with emerging (e.g., DO-178) development processesWorking knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering methods and toolsA current Secret Clearance

Salary Range: $156,500.00 - $234,700.00

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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.