Electronics Engineering Manager 3: SEIT Installed Performance

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) sector is seeking a section manager to lead a specialized design team within the Engineering Synergy Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) department. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of engineers that support development and production programs, as well as new business pursuits to ensure quality engineering solutions. The candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as operate in a team environment and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish the team goals. The candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

This is an onsite position, located in Linthicum MD, with easy access to the major cities of Baltimore to the north and Washington DC to the south. The location is a two-hour drive to the Atlantic Ocean to the east or the Appalachian Mountains to the north and west. The area is rich with activities including historical sites, museums, concerts and performing arts venues, college and professional sports, nightlife, and many outdoor activities - most notably boating and fishing on the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding rivers. The Linthicum campus includes the potential to live in urban, suburban, and waterfront communities within easy commutes and is conveniently located adjacent to the BWI Airport and Amtrak rail station.

The section lead will report to the Engineering Synergy SEIT Discipline Lead and will manage a team of managers comprising the Installed Performance section of the SEIT Synergy department. The 30+ team members within this section specialize in computational electromagnetics, RF antenna modeling in an installed environment, subsystem design and analysis, specialized mechanical design and analysis, and specific material evaluation. The team supports the full lifecycle of programs, including system design, hardware design, subsystem build and test, hardware integration, and system integration, test, evaluation, and verification.

This position is “dual role”, encompassing both functional (section) leadership duties and business area project/technical support, with a typical ratio of 25% functional/75% program support.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• General team supervision, performance management, career development, staffing, merit planning, team engagement, employee rewards and recognition, and resolving personnel issues

• Project planning and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group

• Strategic hiring and employee skills development, labor forecasting and execution through close collaboration with program management, and balancing employee needs with business goals

• Staff and resource assignment

• Technical risk assessment and mitigation

• Facilitate knowledge sharing and mentoring

• Analysis of design tools, processes, and technologies needed to support strategic product plans

• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used by the department

• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups

• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers

• Lead or support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and IRAD project leadership

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 7 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields.

• Experience as an integrated product team (IPT) lead or product technical lead

• Understanding of RF subsystems

• At least two years of functional manager or program manager experience

• Active DoD Secret clearance

• Ability to obtain SAP (Special Access Program) accesses

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields.

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance

• Current Special Program Access (SAP)

• 10+ years of experience in multi-disciplined engineering environment

• RF subsystem design and analysis

• Platform integration

• Interactions between sensor and platform

• Sensor impact on mission modeling

• Integration of platform materials into AESA design

• Active and passive antenna test

• Indoor and outdoor range experience

• Electrical design with a focus on RF performance

• Program management, functional management, and/or customer management skills

• Business development activities

• ECAD software (e.g., HFSS, FEKO, CST, SENTRi)

• Programming skills with MATLAB, Python, FORTRAN

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to maintain Special Program Access prior to start.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts 

Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/  

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. 

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