Requisition ID: R10180188- Category: Engineering
- Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 25 of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
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. 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!
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking Engineering Manager, supporting the Maritime Systems & Integration (MS&I) Operating Unit in Charlottesville, VA. This engineering team is responsible for engineering development and support thru production for the ultimate end use in US Coast Guard Fleet. The engineering manager will be responsible for leading a distributed geographical, highly dynamic, multi-discipline engineering team.
In this role, the engineering manager will be responsible for the following:
- Lead the development and implementation of the program(s) technical roadmap strategy
- Ensure the business is appropriately staffed and enable resource sharing across multiple business areas
- Lead strategic actions to improve the business of engineering
- Drive engineering strategy and practices pertinent to the Naval Systems E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy
- Growing the headcount with continued, strong focus on retention efforts, engagement initiatives, and diversity
- Drive key talent development and workforce planning efforts
- Elevate engineering rigor
- Drive predictable financial and program results
- Prioritize engineering investments aligned with strategic imperatives
- Demonstrate thought leadership on digital transformation
- Positions may require travel up to 25 of the time to support distributed team
Candidates must have exceptional leadership and teambuilding skills, strategic thinking, strong technical acumen, and the ability to lead multiple engineering disciplines across programs. The candidate will work with cross-discipline team members and therefore must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, presentation experience and the demonstrated ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the organization. The candidate must have the ability to build consensus and resolve conflict. The candidate must collaborate with business area leadership, and other functional partners to resolve complex issues in a timely manner to help meet program commitments.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields.
- US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
- 3 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries
- 2 years demonstrated success managing technical teams.
- 2 years of experience working in a technical role
- Proven experience as a team player and collaborator
- Very strong engineering background with demonstrated experience managing through design and production.
- Solid understanding of engineering process with execution experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields.
- Program management experience
- Success as a leader of large technical organization
- Experience managing large control accounts with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and technical performance
- Experience with product line management and product line engineering
- Demonstrated success in creating and executing affordability initiatives
- Active Secret clearance or higher
- Solid technical foundation in systems engineering with experience in multiple aspects of the systems engineering process, with an emphasis on early development phases including requirements analysis, trade studies, and proof of concept tests.
- Ability to act as a liaison to the customer for engineering efforts.
- Knowledge of one or more shipboard systems in the following categories: Machinery Control Systems, Integrated Bridge Systems, Combat and Control, Navigation, Network, Electronic Warfare, and Weapon Systems.
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Salary Range: $135,100 - $202,700
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
