Northrop Grumman

Electrical Design Engineering Manager 2 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman$161K — $241K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent with 8+ years of experience in defense/aerospace; or a master's degree with 6 years in the same field.
  • 3+ years managing teams of 10 or more multi-disciplined engineers.
  • Experience with engineering development and transition to production.
  • Knowledge of PWB design rules for CCAs with a 20-layer count from prototype to production.
  • Current US Government Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of up to 15 electrical engineers.
  • Set performance objectives and create career-development plans for the team.
  • Allocate resources, manage schedules, and oversee budgets for engineering programs.
  • Collaborate with leadership to ensure adequate staffing across projects.
  • Define and implement alignment with missile-program milestones.
  • Develop and manage departmental budgets and performance standards.
  • Participate in design reviews to ensure compliance and technical integrity.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Full health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance included.
  • Savings plan offered by the company.
  • Paid holidays and personal time off (PTO).
  • Annual bonuses based on individual contributions and company performance.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking an Electrical Design Engineering Manager 2 to support Hardware design within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit.

This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have an active US Government DoD Secret security clearance.

The Electrical Design Engineering Manager 2 leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for the design, development, verification, and integration of complex electrical subsystems in missile systems. This role ensures that all electrical hardware, wiring, power distribution, and signal-processing elements meet rigorous performance, reliability, and security standards while adhering to program schedules and budgets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Direct, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of up to 15 electrical engineers.
  • Set performance objectives, conduct regular reviews, and create career-development plans.
  • Allocate resources, prioritize work, and manage schedules and budgets for both digital-integration and electrical-engineering programs.
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership, peer managers, and program managers to ensure appropriate staffing levels across all projects.
  • Define and implement a roadmap that aligns with missile-program milestones.
  • Develop and manage department budgets, performance standards, and resource forecasts.
  • Communicate technical status, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership and program managers.
  • Participate in major design reviews and peer-review panels to validate compliance and technical integrity.
  • Provide direct technical contributions to active programs and act as a subject-matter resource for the department.
  • Support proposal development, cost estimating, and substantiation of related contract activities.


BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or an equivalent field of study with 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in defense or aerospace; or a master's degree with 6 years of the same type of experience
  • 3+ years of experience as a Technical Leader, managing teams of 10 or more multi-disciplined engineering personnel
  • Experience with engineering development and transition-to-production
  • Experience with PWB (Printed Wiring Board) design rules and techniques for CCA's with 20 layers count from initial prototype to production.
  • Current US Government Secret security clearance


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • MS Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
  • Experience in Missile Development and/or Airborne Systems.
  • Familiarity with Digital Systems or Power Systems.
  • Experience in transition from Technology Development to EMD, EMD to Limited Rate Production and product life-cycle engineering.
  • Experience in leadership of technical teams to include in-house development and subcontractor activities.
  • Experience estimating tasking as well as authoring and approving Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for Proposals
  • Demonstrated history of technical progression leading to engineering leadership position.
  • Knowledge of EDA tools package such as Mentor Graphics or equivalent.


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Primary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00

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.

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Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
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