F-35 Supportable Low Observables (SLO) Field Support Engineer (FSE) Manager

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Job Description:

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager of Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in support of the F-35 Lightning II Program! The selected candidate will be assigned to the F-35 Fighter Readiness, Sustainment, & Training Operating Unit as a Functional Manager for a diverse and geographically dispersed team of Supportable Low Observables (SLO) Field Support Engineers (FSEs). This role will be fully tele-work position, with frequent travel to visit site locations. 

Essential Functions:

• Manage personnel by tailoring resources based on discipline requirements, program objectives, and company policy.

• Mentor, guide and foster employee development, oversee performance review process, establish employee training criteria and coordinate with IPT managers to ensure skilled talents and tools are provided to support programs.

• Support and manage following activities: hiring and attrition, personnel management, resolution of personnel and performance issues, salary planning, employee rewards and recognition, skill-set training and employee engagement and inclusion initiatives.

• Lead SLO FSE and RVE SME Team by assisting NGAS & NGDS leadership with task management and team leadership.

• Oversee execution of various Statements of Work (SOW) on the F-35 SLO & Field Support Engineering IPT.

• Provide direction to employees, when needed, including assignment of cost, schedule and technical tasks. 

• Integrate into a high tempo military operational environment.

• Provide engineering and aircraft maintenance guidance to military and civilian maintainers and depot technicians and engineers with confidence and authority.

• Identify technical issues and recommend solutions to support the F-35 engineering disposition process and technical data updates.

• Manage, track multiple engineering and logistic support activities, and provide periodic status to customers and program management team.

• Document maintenance activities, collate data to identify emerging failure trends and provide recommendations to reduce aircraft down time, improve maintenance practices and advise on vehicle and mission system maintenance tasks.

• Provide authorized engineering products to supplement published engineering technical data.

• Author recommended technical data updates and/or assist customer with recommendations.

• Combine engineering knowledge with real world maintenance experience.

• Conduct training and provide product briefings to customers, vendors, and company representatives.

• Support program technical interchange meetings and program plans development relating to problem analysis, engineering dispositions and in-house technical support. 

• Work any shift, weekends, overtime and holidays, if necessary, as well as travel on Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY's) to support F-35 program requirements.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field and 8+ years of experience in tactical military aircraft Field Support, Field Engineering, or Radar Cross Section (RCS) assessment using Repair Verification Equipment (RVE).

• Field support or prior military experience.

• Demonstrated experience managing or leading a technical team.

• Must have experience with training military maintainers and contractor/DoD technicians.

• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• F-35 Program SLO/RVE Tier II LO verification.

• Program Management (PM) experience.

• Expert knowledge of engineering tools such as CATIA, VAS, and PDM.

• Expert knowledge of F-35 tools such as LIST, JDL, and ALIS.

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