CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector, located in Linthicum, MD is seeking a manager for the Operations Engineering & Product Development Labs team.  Position: Antenna Test Engineering Dual-Role Functional Manager.

The dual-role manager position comprises both group management duties as well as the performance of individual productive work on several programs and capital projects.

Group management duties: Supervise a group of 10-15 test software and hardware development -engineers working various programs, performing antenna test equipment designs and integration with new hardware, engineering and production software development, and antenna test production support; perform yearly goal setting; evaluate performance; enable skill development and career growth; monitor compliance with department processes and company values; provide team leadership and engagement; and approve weekly time charging. Also, interact with program business areas to coordinate staffing and other program support (e.g. proposal reviews, customer meetings, capital and NCTA planning). All the engineers on this team work either on 2nd shift or on the weekend shift. This is a 1st shift position but the Manager will need to have the ability to spend an appropriate amount of time with the Team on the shift that they are working.

Individual Contributor role: 75 of the workload will comprise of project management in a program or capital funded project. Duties will include effective management oversight, managing manpower and providing technical oversight to the project and communication of status to program or business management.

Basic Qualifications for the Manager Electronics Engineering 2:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related technical curriculum

• 8 years or more of relevant experience (6 years or more with an MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related technical curriculum)

• Experience in leading/managing tasks, projects, people

• Experience with communication and organizational leadership

• Team leadership experience

• Experience with software development for controlling test equipment and for data analysis

• Ability to support a 2nd shift and weekend engineering team

• Must have a current, active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance

• US Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications for the Manager Electronics Engineering 2:

• Previous antenna design or test experience

• Functional manager, program manager, IPT lead, and/or other significant leadership role that included people and technical leadership as well as project cost and schedule responsibilities

• Experience in designing and building test equipment

• Experience in designing and managing test facilities, working with facilities engineering and facility design teams

• Have the ability to obtain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance 

MANUMS

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.