Mgr Systems Engineering 2

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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 Corporation has an exciting opportunity for a both a Section Engineering and a Project Engineering section manager.  This position is for a Functional Homeroom manager who will oversee the day-to-day change management activities at either the Space Park/Redondo Beach, CA or the Rancho Bernardo, CA site. The selected candidates will provide functional homeroom management, assignment management, and technical contributions as part of a team for the Air Systems Integration Organization.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SECTION MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Lead team of 10-15 systems engineers with grade level ranging from T01 through T06, including college and high school interns.
• Provide personnel with career development, employee engagement, mentoring and coaching.
• Coordinate with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing, and delivering performance evaluations 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.
• Forecast and lead workload for each team member.
• Develop and improve personnel and organizational technical skills.
• Work with Human Resources to mediate and resolve personnel issues.
• Ensure process alignment through the work of direct reports, support program milestone reviews and deep dives, and assists in development and implementation of division objectives.
• Work closely with managers of other engineering disciplines, program managers, and IPT leads.
• Champion change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the division and sector.
• You should demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. Demonstrate abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching. Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills are required.

PROJECT ENGINEERING SECTION MANAGER DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Lead team of 10-15 systems engineers with grade level ranging from T01 through T06, including college and high school interns.
• Provide personnel with career development, employee engagement, mentoring and coaching.
• Coordinate with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing, and delivering performance evaluations 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.
• Develop and/or execute change request project packages and proposal support with responsibility for technical statement of work (SOW), cost and schedule.
• Generate, maintain, and present metrics on production change implementation.
• Oversee functions to ensure complete and comprehensive proposal estimates, schedules, and SOW for program leadership approval.
• Coordinate with the customer on proposal issues and meeting milestones/delivery dates.
• Manage internal major change boards. Identify action items and manage to closure.

• Provide visibility and change project development and/or execution status to upper management. Provide recommendations to program leadership and the team for any work around to meet critical milestones. Coordinate with program leadership and customer to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Deploy Project Engineers and support organizations to ensure effective change management, change package development, coordination through the change board structure and managing the change through execution.
• Position requires proven skill in leading initiatives and the ability to interface with all levels of management and employees.
• Travel will be required minimum 25%.

BENEFITS STATEMENT

• We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
• Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

LEADERSHIP STATEMENT

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and you model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a BS in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical engineering, computer science, or other STEM degree, and 9 years industry experience (7 years with Master's, 5 years with PhD).
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance; ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• A minimum 2 years of Systems Engineering Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 years of experience in lead or first level manager role in a technical engineering capacity.
• 5 Years Systems Engineering Experience.
• 3 Years System Level Integration Experience.
• Demonstrated system ownership experience in requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, or verification.
• Minimum of 5 years combined experience in any of the following: Systems Engineering, MBSE, System Integration, System Test and Software Test Engineering.
• Currently executing Strike Statement of Work

Salary Range: $151,900.00 - $227,900.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.