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 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.

Job Description

As the Senior Manager of the Structures and Composites group, the candidate will be responsible for providing supervisory/management responsibilities for a group of managers and engineers working on production, processing, and development of composites structures, metal materials, ammunition, and thermal/structural analysis.  While the position is primarily managerial, the candidate will also need to provide technical leadership and guidance. This manager will also work on proposal requests, staffing, finance management and provide input on product/program growth and expansion.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead a team that develops and sustains manufacturing processes for defense-related products
• Ensure the right people, processes, and tools are in place to meet the business needs
• Oversee the supervision of activity and work products, expense management, workload management and performance management process
• Identify, manage and grow the critical skills for their team
• Identify and/or lead continuous improvement activities within the department/plant
• Function as a contributor on development programs, guiding manufacturing trajectory
• Prepare, review, and approve cost estimates and written technical proposals

The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate leadership skills to achieve and sustain top performance.  Project management skills, prioritizing and scheduling are required. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. The selected candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:

• Strong People Leadership
• Strong organization skills with the ability to set priorities 
• Ability to determine staffing levels to support the business needs while focusing on employee development and retention
• Results-oriented
• Ability to network and negotiate at all levels within an organization to accomplish objectives
• Innovative and analytical
• Maintain a continuous improvement mentality

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering is required, preferably Mechanical or Aerospace and a minimum of 8 years of directly related engineering management experience. Or Masters degree with 6 years of experience.
• Prior project, program, or people leadership experience
• Mechanical skills and prior experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Ability and experience with interpreting drawing/specification requirements
• Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis, Fault Trees and Design of Experiments
• Strong leadership, influence, and project management skills
• Ability to network and negotiate at all levels within an organization to accomplish objectives
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to travel occasionally (<10) to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with vendors
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong mechanical skills and exposure to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Knowledge of composite structures and metal processing
• Minimum of 10 years of directly related engineering management experience
• Technical writing capability

• Prior experience working with DoD and/or DoE customers

Primary Level Salary Range: $151,500.00 - $227,300.00

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.