Engineering Technical Support Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and who are interested in expanding their horizons.

The Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a leader to manage the mechanical drafting team, consisting of CAD modelers, drafting and design checking. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of drafters and engineers that supports both development and production programs, ensuring quality engineering solutions. Duties will include managing the day-to-day workload of the team, interfacing with the program teams to help meet schedule, performance reviews, work load forecasting, and interfacing with external partners.

This is a dual role manager position, involving significant technical responsibilities as well.

• Functional management of 10 to 12 designers, to include performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning
• Providing project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group
• Maintaining and ensuring application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
• Developing proposal inputs and reviewing proposal content for both internal and external customers
• Collaborating with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
• Supporting department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects
• Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new personnel
• Fostering employee engagement and knowledge sharing

The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in multi-disciplinary hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, production engineering, developing engineering processes and procedures, and an understanding of engineering’s role in supporting small to medium production quantities.

• Master's Degree in a STEM related field with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM related field with 8 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's Degree in a STEM related field with 10 years of relevant experience; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 12 years of relevant experience is required
• Minimum of 6 years experience in MCAD design, creating 3D CAD models and engineering drawings of mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Minimum of 6 years experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within diverse teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams as a functional manager, program manager, technical lead, and/or other significant leadership role
• Proficiency in using common engineering design, production and office tools
• US Citizen with active Secret clearance. Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SSBI and pass a polygraph

• Experience with both Siemens NX, Teamcenter and Mission Product Lifecycle Management (MPLM)
• Experience in using the following standard for design development:
  • ASME Y14.100 – Engineering Drawing Practices
  • ASME Y14.5 – Dimensioning and Tolerancing
  • ASME Y14.41 – Digital Product Definition Data Practices
  • MIL-STD-31000 –…