Support Equipment Design Engineering Manager 2

Support Equipment Design Engineering Manager

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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 nation's 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, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautical Systems (NGAS) is looking for a Support Equipment Design Engineering Manager at the Melbourne FL location supporting the B-21 program. This position is fully onsite with no remote work available.

The candidate will be responsible for the execution and operations associated with the design, manufacturing, testing, and sell off of Peculiar Support Equipment associated with an aircraft program, and the procurement of Common Support Equipment. Responsibilities include leading a team to establish, plan, and deliver recommended solutions to functional requirements associated with program and project requirements.

Tasking includes the management of design concepts, preliminary and critical design reviews, guidance of test documentation, oversight of integration, validation, and verification activities, and interface with suppliers and customers for coordination. Candidate will be responsible for developing and executing schedules and budgets within processes and program directives.

Candidate will be responsible for Earned Value Management (EVM) planning and program performance addressing cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality of a work package, subsystem, and related group of work packages on a large system development type contract.

The candidate will be able to establish goals based on objective oriented tasking. General competence is required in Logistics and Product Support disciplines, including: Supportability Engineering, Reliability and Maintainability, Technical Publications, Training, Supply Support, and Support Equipment Design Engineering. Will be able to function and be accountable for tasking in an integrated work share environment, with detailed reporting responsibilities to upper Leadership. In addition, proposal and estimating, task and statement of work development are important aspects of this position.

This position will require an oversight of projects and tasks assigned to the organizational group performed by employees. You will be expected to be involved only when required to assist in meeting schedules or to resolve technical or operational problems and may accomplish results through motivating and directing to senior employees. The supervisory relationship will be to accomplish results through lower-level subordinate supervisors or through experienced employees who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. The selected candidate will have frequent contacts with internal personnel and outside customer representatives at various management levels concerning operations or scheduling or specific phases of projects or contracts. Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings for internal external representatives concerning specifics operations.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in (STEM) Science, Technology, Engineering or Math from an accredited institution with 9 years of experience with a background in mechanical and/or electrical mechanism design, manufacturing, and test efforts, or a Master's in (STEM) Science, Technology, Engineering or Math from an accredited institution with 7 years of experience with a background in mechanical and/or electrical mechanism design, manufacturing, and test efforts.
• Experience in proposal writing and estimating.
• Knowledge of IPT/Program Management processes (CAM processes, project planning and scheduling, cost control, change control, EVMS, staffing, coordination and oversight of technical work effort and risk and opportunity management).
• Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain special program access as a condition of continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a STEM field (Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing).
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• Current Special Program Access (PAR/SAP).
• Demonstrated experience and a proven record of leading engineering teams in developing Support Equipment that meet quality, performance, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in requirements management inclusive of development, derivation, validation and verification of requirements.
• Experience working on both classified and unclassified Military programs.
• Understanding the development and coaching for leadership and performance.
• Experience leading a large department in a matrix environment.
• Practice with earned value management (EVMS) and internal tools (i.e. Integrated Management Operating Model (IMOM)).