Requisition ID: R10173863- Category: Engineering
- Location: Plymouth, Minnesota, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 25 of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. Job Description
As an Engineering Manager in the Fuzing & Warheads Development Group, you will be responsible for conceptual design and modeling/simulation functions and will also act as a technical lead, technical contributor, or technical consultant on various projects. You will be responsible for growing and managing a design team, processes, and tools as well as directing and/or working with other engineers, technicians, functional managers, program managers and administrative personnel to accomplish your objectives.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Lead a team that performs conceptual design, performance analysis, and system integration of assemblies for defense-related products
- Ensure the right people, processes, and tools are in place to meet the business needs
- Oversee the supervision of day-to-day engineering activity and work products, expense management, workload management, and performance management proces
- Identify, manage and grow the critical skills development process for the design team
- Identify and/or lead continuous improvement activities within the department
- Function as a key contributor on DoD development programs, managing assigned responsibilities and directing the work of other supervisors, engineers, technicians and administrative personnel to accomplish program goals
- Manage cost and schedule for assigned projects
- Prepare, review, and approve cost estimates and written or oral technical proposals
The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance. Project management skills, including leading teams, prioritizing and scheduling is desired. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. The selected candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:
- Strong People Leadership
- Results-oriented
- Innovative
- Analytical
- Recognize issues and rapidly conceptualize solutions to them
- Maintain a continuous improvement mentality
Basic Qualifications
- BS degree in Engineering is required, preferably Mechanical or Aerospace
- Minimum of 5 years of directly related engineering experience, or 3 years with an MS degree
- Experience with performing work on High Performance Computers
- Working knowledge with Linux operating system
- Strong mechanical skills and exposure to a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of computer aided design (CAD) software, preferably CREO
- Working knowledge of lagrangian and eulerian modeling and simulation methods, preferably CTH or ALE3D
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
- Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis, Fault Trees and Design of Experiments
- Possess an understanding of finite element analysis codes for structural analysis of designs
- Strong leadership, influence, and project management skills
- Ability to network and negotiate at all levels within an organization to accomplish objectives
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to travel occasionally (<25) to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with vendors
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior project, program, or people leadership experience
- Strong mechanical skills and exposure to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Knowledge of weaponeering or explosives engineering
- Prior experience working with DoD and/or DoE customers
Salary Range: $109,800 - $164,600
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
