Manager Project Engineering

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems is currently seeking an Aeronautical Engineering Manager 2 to serve as functional manager for project engineering teams assigned to support multiple programs. This position will be primarily located at Promontory, UT with additional support for teams located at Clearfield, UT and Hill Air Force Base, UT
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The Project Engineering Functional Manager is expected to make daily contributions as both a project engineering technical contributor (~80% of time) and people leader (~20% of time).

Project engineers typically lead a cross-functional team, with technical responsibility for a solid rocket motor subsystem, throughout each phase of the lifecycle (including development, production, and sustainment). Project engineers refine work scope, define a detailed execution plan, coordinate necessary resources, and manage execution to ensure the product delivered meets customer requirements and business objectives. Project engineering blends technical product knowledge (design, analysis, materials, manufacturing, inspection, test, etc) with aspects of systems engineering and program management.

As a functional people manager for teams of project engineers assigned to support multiple programs, the manager will work closely with program chief engineers to forecast work demand, staff project engineering team assignments, and ensure a high level of performance. As part of a functional leadership team, the manager will help sustain a talent development pipeline to develop technical leaders ready to meet emergent needs and support individuals through career development.

The manager will also be responsible for implementing effective standards, processes, and tools to maintain engineering rigor and support continuous improvement.

• Execute individual project engineering role in a program assignment

• Functional people manager for mid- to senior-level (T03+) project engineers

• Partner with program chief engineers to identify work demand, implement staffing, facilitate detailed task planning, manage execution to ensure work is consistent with functional standards and meets program needs

• Develop people – sustain talent pipeline, drive high-performance expectations, provide training, facilitate mentoring, coordinate development plans, maintain critical skills

• Implement effective processes – own functional standards, define team workflows, utilize metrics to drive continuous improvement

• Governance of digital tools – identify use cases, define roadmaps that support digital transformation and integration across the business, manage change

• Support proposals, investigations and problem-solving teams as needed

• Minimum 8 Years’ relevant experience with BS in Engineering; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD

• Knowledge of solid rocket motor design, development, qualification, production and sustainment desired, or similar aerospace products

• Experience using project management tools and methods

• Prior managerial experience or lead role managing projects/programs, resources, developing others, and building high-performing teams

• Strong organizational skills necessary to independently manage individual work while also managing work of project engineering teams spanning multiple programs

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to build effective relationships