Posted:
8/14/2025, 6:57:51 AM
Location(s):
Manhattan Beach, California, United States ⋅ California, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering
Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager 2. This position is in our Strategic Deterrent Systems Division to execute the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Sentinel Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program in support of the United States Air Force. This position will be located on campus in Manhattan Beach, CA.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You’ll Get To Do:
Provide career mentorship and operational support to a function homeroom team of between 8 and 12 individual contributors. Key responsibilities will be performance management, process familiarization, staffing support and trainings for individual contributors.
The qualified candidate will report to the Team Lead in C&L Infrastructure.
Design, document, and test cables and or breakout boxes.
Conduct LRU interface research, process documents and collaborates with other engineers to determine best design for each set of cables.
Integrate delivered LRUs under direction of the technical lead.
Create interface control models by working with systems engineering to ensure all requirements are captured in 3D space.
Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, 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 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.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 6 years of related experience, or 4 years of related experience with Master's degree in a STEM discipline
An active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
1+ years of formal experience leading a project and/or driving performance against cost and schedule in the Aerospace and Defense industry
1+ years of experience with design and development of large mechanical systems
3+ years of experience with CAD modeling
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
ICBM Experience
Experience in creating a Product Definition Package (PDP) or PDP like products
Experience with the ASME Y14.X suite of engineering drawing standards
Ability to work closely with multiple functional organizations (Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Field Operations, etc.)
Experience with Siemens NX and CPLM
Cost Account Manager training and/or experience managing programs or subcontracts in an Earned Value framework
Strong understanding and broad application of engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.)
Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities
Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations
Website: https://northropgrumman.com/
Headquarter Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
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