RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 landing on the moon.  Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, technical innovation, and working together to define the possible.  We are committed to a culture of integrity, ethics and respect.  We achieve our performance goals with diverse and inclusive teams and remain accountable for our quality and customer commitments.

This position is for a Functional Manager of component specialists and parts control engineers supporting the Mission Systems Sector, in the Design Life Cycle Engineering Section of the Hardware Synergy department (at Baltimore, MD, located near BWI).  The manager will be responsible for both functional management and technical supervision of a component specialist and parts control engineering group.  The manager also ensures that the people, processes, and tools are in place to maintain program cost and schedule performance, while meeting program customer component performance and reliability requirements.

This is a dual role manager position, involving technical responsibilities as well.  These include oversight of part standardization and selection for sensor systems, in varying environments, including airborne, space, maritime and land based.  Technical areas of proficiency include leading a team of component specialists with expertise in analog and digital IC technology, passive devices, fiber optic components, connectors, fasteners and several other commodity types.  The manager will also be responsible for regulatory compliance regarding specialty metals, conflict minerals, and counterfeit part prevention.

The manager is also responsible for staffing plans, staff performance evaluation, goal planning, process improvement, roadmap development, and hiring to manage workload demand and skill attrition.  The manager will be able to lead through positive changes, as a champion for improvement and innovation.  Employee engagement and development will be maintained through a combination of training, employee career coaching, mentoring, identification of stretch assignments, and engagement action planning.  The manager will be able to meet performance goals with consideration for work/life balance of the staff.  The candidate should have strong communications skills, and an ability to build and maintain relationships with direct staff, customers, and cross organization partners.

This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance or the transferal of an active DoD Secret Clearance

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 9 years of relevant professional experience; OR a master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 7 years of relevant professional experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 4 years of relevant professional experience
• US Citizen
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance (or higher)
• Experience or understanding of component selection and part standardization methodologies
• Experience or understanding of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) management
• Experience in technical or project leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading high performing teams (technical, Integrated Product Team Lead, Agile, or functional management)
• Expertise with component qualification for military applications
• Experience with Part specifications, particularly Military and Industry Standards/Specifications
• Experience with developing custom component part control drawings and part screening or alteration drawings
• Expertise with Product Lifecycle Management methodologies
• Experience leading process improvement, or introduction of new tools projects
• Experience supporting or leading projects and or proposals
• Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter software
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or Higher
• Familiarity with Federal and other regulations affecting COTs purchases

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. 

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/  

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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Salary Range: $131,800.00 - $197,600.00

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.

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 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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.