Manager Manufacturing Engineering Security Clearance

Position: Manager Manufacturing Engineering 2 with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No 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.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will have functional management responsibilities for approximately 20 Manufacturing Process Engineers who support Final Product Assembly and Integration manufacturing cells. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will manage a team that performs, monitors, and improves assembly processes for electronics and mechanical manufacturing. Objectives will include: leading design for manufacturing and automation; ensuring processes, tools, equipment and work instructions are created and validated to achieve efficient assembly;

and supporting assembly personnel in achieving production requirements. This team is also responsible for monitoring and improving process stability and target capability; proposing process improvements requiring investment; estimating program non-recurring/recurring tasks in support of requests for proposals; and managing the cost and schedule of investment projects and program tasks.

Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Serve as the process leader for electromechanical assembly methods. Support Manufacturing Process development, including all aspects of producibility, affordability, quality, technology roadmaps, and related activities.

- Lead technical innovations that improve area operations. Develop process, equipment and tool advancements from business justification and demonstration of capability to production deployment and adoption.

- Work with area management, subject matter experts, suppliers, etc. (as required) to quickly and efficiently troubleshoot and solve issues related to assembly.

- Support the planning and coordination of capital equipment and process development projects including responsibility for achieving allocated financial budgets.

- Manage personnel including supporting career development, employee engagement, time approval, staffing, yearly reviews, knowledge management and all other related activities.

- Provide oversight of direct report performance and their work on various projects for developing, or maintaining, assembly equipment and processes within the East Building Final Assembly Cells, providing superior overall customer satisfaction in all cases.

- Brief upper management, project management, and customers as required on process technology, product issue resolution, personnel development plans and status, organization issues/progress, etc.

- Provide estimates for achieving program requirements and defined scopes of work and provide leadership to successfully achieve cost and schedule objectives. The chosen candidate will be a well-organized, enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal and written communication skills; a passion for people, innovation, and excellence; and the ability to communicate effectively with multiple disciplines to solve complex issues. Basic Qualifications for the Manager Manufacturing Engineering:
* Bachelor's Degree plus a minimum of 9 years of relevant professional experience (or 7 years with a Master's degree), including experience in engineering

* At least 2 years of experience managing or leading people or projects

* Experience in the quoting process for mechanical products

* Experience with project management tools…