Engineering Manager 2 (10059)

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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for an Engineering Manager 2. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the SDS Functional Homeroom.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise up to 20% of the candidate's time. The candidate will have 80% technical responsibilities: supporting SDS programs as an engineer within their same function.  Candidate will act across multiple organizations to drive execution.

As a Functional Manager, you will be required to provide a wide range of people leadership and mentoring activities, and foster a culture that allows employees to learn and grow. You will facilitate and execute the performance management cycle for your direct reports. This includes setting goals, mid and end-of-year reviews as well as performance evaluations and compensation. This role will also require you to mentor your direct reports and be their first line of contact for career growth, training and certifications funding, stretch assignments, etc.

Essential Functions:

• Promotes the professional development of the Homeroom workforce and fosters a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement.
• Manages and guides direct report annual goals, performance evaluations and compensations reviews.
• Ensures accurate time charging and timecard approvals.
• Manages conflict resolution, performance issues and improvement plans.
• Mentors career growth for team of direct reports.
• Aligns direct reports to technical roles based on program needs.
• Helps identify stretch assignments and opportunities - Works as the integration lead for all elements across the weapon system that interact with LGC Specific Hardware.

As a Technical Manager, you will be required to work and directly interface with DoD customers on technical program elements and lead technical teams in solving weapon system maintenance actions as well has help solve complex electrical and software issues related to Codes systems and their constituent subcomponents.  You will participate in Ground Systems Aging Surveillance and/or Age Sensitive Items Analysis panels.  You will be required to establish and manage subcontractor efforts, which include support in generating RFPs and then managing a subcontractor’s cost, schedule and technical performance elements. 

This position aligns to a Matrixed Engineering and Manufacturing Operations organization (SDS E&MO Homeroom)

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space 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  

This position’s 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.   

Job Qualifications: 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) and a minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• 1+ years’ experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
• 1+ years’ of experience working and directly interfacing with DoD customers on technical program elements and leading technical teams in solving weapon system maintenance actions
• 1+ years’ of experience MM III ICBM Codes system hardware, software and interfacing systems - including a basic familiarity of the broader Air Force Codes organization with codes system hardware, software and interfacing systems.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience with participation in Ground Systems Aging Surveillance and/or Age Sensitive Items Analysis panels
• Experience in assessing weapon system failure data, trend analysis and working with broader reliability organizations in assessing subsystem end-of-life analyses
• Experience with Program Management functions such as establishing and managing subcontractor efforts, which include support in generating RFPs and then managing a subcontractor’s cost, schedule and technical performance elements

Salary Range: $116,200 USD - $174,400 USD

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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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.