Manager Tool Engineering

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a site Tooling Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Tooling organization. This leader will be responsible for providing the people, processes and technology to support tool engineering on multiple programs on site in Clearfield, Utah.

This Manager will be leading a team of tool engineers supporting multiple projects and sites to ensure processes and procedures are maintained and in compliance, as well as meeting quality, cost, and schedule targets to ensure program performance and customer satisfaction.

• Lead, provide oversight and guidance to ensure program objectives relative to technical, quality, cost, schedule, and customer satisfaction requirements.
• Interface with internal and external customers; provide status and forecast of tooling cost and delivery.
• Identify and develop staffing/skill requirements, forecasts, and training plans.
• Develop, maintain, and update departmental procedures relative to the tooling life-cycle, from proposal to implementation.
• Perform Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities to ensure compliance to EVMS for program direct budgets.
• Develop long-range plans and strategies to provide operationally efficient and affordable tooling products and services to fruition – continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management to develop consistent process and procedures to help drive affordability and ensure the deployment of best practices across the sector.
• Establish and utilize metrics to ensure teams performance is meeting requirements and expectations.
• Ensure all tooling deliverables meet sector, site, and homeroom process and procedure requirements including tool process specifications.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, educational assistance, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams.

Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment OR a Master’s degree and 3 years of professional experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment or PhD and 2 years of professional experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment
• 3 years of proven experience leading teams OR projects.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

• Active DOD Secret Clearance
• Current Special Program Access
• Supervisory and/or Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on tooling, manufacturing, assembly lines, and implementing technology into a production environment.
• Aerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing tool fabrication organizations & tool fabrication shops, & material procurement
• Experience in Project Management
• Experience in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general…