Space Manager of Hardware Engineering 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Position Summary/Responsibilities:

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSS) seeks to fill a Manager of Hardware Engineering 1 position based in Boulder, CO. In this manager of individual contributors and technical leader role, the selected candidate will report to the Boulder Hardware Disciple Lead and will be responsible for the overall direction, leadership, and management of the hardware engineering for supporting programs; a team comprised of approximately 15 engineers of varying levels of experience and growth. The selected candidate must be able to work collaboratively with other leaders and may be called upon to provide overarching leadership to cross functional teams as needed, as well as other enabling functions to meet our commitments and address/resolve challenges in a timely manner.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Providing the personnel, processes, and tools to meet the current and future needs of the programs and technologies.
• Leadership in the development, design, implementation, application, training, costing, and product support for state-of-the-art solutions in support of captures, programs, and research & development.
• Functional leadership to include goal setting, performance management, employee development, annual reviews, and managing budgets required to perform their statements of work.
• Additionally, the selected candidate must be able to support program tasks as an individual contributor and/or technical leader for 80% of their total work time.

The successful candidate must be able to leverage leadership abilities, established processes, and best practices to achieve sustainable top performance, a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. The successful candidate must also possess the ability to balance programmatic needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality parameters while encouraging and rewarding innovative behaviors. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Finally, the successful candidate must have demonstrated success in influencing the direction of technology discriminators, including identifying and championing change within the organization to achieve competitive advantage for the business.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Math, or a closely related STEM field with 5 years of professional relevant experience; Master's degree with 3 years of professional relevant experience; or a PhD with 0 years of professional relevant experience; or 9 years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• Active Secret clearance at time of application with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Must have 5+ years of Leadership experience overseeing a team of people in an official capacity
• Proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, and corrective actions development, implementation, and progress checks.
• Previous experience in Team leadership, namely in an engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience in driving team success toward meeting cost, schedule, and technical performance for complex programs.
• Working knowledge of functional management skills such as Staffing, Engineering Metrics, Training resources, Functional Processes, and Tools.
• Experience briefing high level management, executives, and customers
• US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience growing and leading diverse technical teams.
• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a closely related STEM field
• 5+ years of related experience with Ground Stations (mobile/fixed) in the SATCOM domain and/or defense industry experience
• Demonstrated experience with one of more of the following: Ground Stations, HW Systems, RF Systems, an/or CCA
• Active Top Secret / SCI clearance
• Ability to travel between 10 and 25% of the year

Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.