RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Maritime Systems & Integration (MS&I) E&S organization and serve as the Charlottesville E&S Site Lead. This position reports to the Naval Systems Engineering Director and is in Charlottesville, VA.
The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the geographically distributed, highly dynamic, multi-discipline engineering team. The engineering team is responsible for hardware & software development, production support and shipboard integration & test for Navy and USCG surface and subsurface fleet.
In this role, the Engineering Manager will be responsible for the following:
- Lead the development and implementation of the program(s) technical roadmap strategy
- Staff appropriately 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 MS&I E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy
- 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.
- U.S. Citizen with an active Government 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 requirements development, 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 functional 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
NGFeaturedJobsPrimary Level Salary Range: $166,700.00 - $250,100.00
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.
