RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionWe are looking for you to join our team as a Digital Engineering Manager based out of San Diego, CA.
What You'll Get to Do:
The digital engineering manager will lead a section of approximately 10-15 digital/VHDL engineers working within the San Diego Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Software and Digital Technologies (SWDT) department. The successful candidate will lead direct report employees based on organizational goals, program activity, and company policies. Specific responsibilities include coordinating with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance reviews to employees, evaluating/recommending employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and coordinating with Human Resources on potential adjustments, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career guidance to employees and counseling employees on their performance as necessary. Program Execution and Engineering Excellence are our driving forces.
The qualified candidate shall also be a technical performer, working approximately 80% directly on programs involving communications systems within our F-35, F-22, CNI Production, Advanced Communications, or Small Forms Factors operating units (OU), representing our Engineering and Sciences organization.
This manager will support and be accountable for goals including:
- Cultivate an inclusive and engaging workplace. Ensure employees’ work life balance is appropriate.
- Workforce: maintain staff adequate to execute to program plans, as well as for strategic growth. Plan assignments and fill program need to ensure success, but which also offer growth to the individuals performing the work.
- Performance management: on an ongoing basis engage with staff to identify growth opportunities, deficiencies, appropriate training, etc. Execute to the Enterprise review cycle. Manage compensation and career progression.
- Support the creation, updating, and maintenance of digital engineering processes.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS + 5 years of exp in related STEM field; MS + 3 years of exp.
- Significant direct experience in the field of digital and VHDL engineering.
- Candidate must have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work independently and within groups.
- Ability to facilitate/mediate in conflict resolution matters.
- Candidate must have working knowledge of the engineering development process, VHDL design and verification.
- Must have an active Secret Clearance.
- Candidate must be able to work on site at the Rancho Carmel facility.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field, with 8 or more years of technical experience.
- Current staffing on a program within the Communications Solutions (CS) Business Unit (BU)
- Previous experience as a functional manager or technical team leader
- Experience with VHDL design or advanced verification for FPGAs
- Experience with AMD/Xilinx series including Versal, Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale family of devices.
- Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim
- Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
- Generation of Test benches and support of formal VHDL Verification.
- Experience with board RO system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
- Experience with translating systems requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications.
- Candidate should have hands on experience with DoD communications systems
- Candidate should have direct supervisory experience and/or significant team leadership (IPT lead)
- Current direct program duties within the F-35, AC, or SF3C Operating Units.
- Familiarity with EVMS Reporting and CAM responsibilities
- Familiarity with other organizational functions such as supply chain, procurement, logistics, and mission assurance
- DOD Top Secret and SAR highly preferred
- Knowledge of F-35 and F-22 communications systems and associated waveforms
Primary Level Salary Range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00
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.
