Mgr Propulsion Engineering - Level 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking Manager
Propulsion Engineering 2 to provide leadership to our Composite Rocket Motor Case Process Engineering team at our Clearfield, Utah and Salt Lake City, UT locations.

• This Manager will report to the Sr. Manager of Process Engineering that supports Case and Copper Crossing Value Streams. This manager will lead a team of 11 to 14 process engineers and engineering technicians with diverse backgrounds and skill sets
• The organization is responsible for supporting the molding, mandrel assembly/disassembly, insulation wrapping, and carbon fiber winding processing areas for both the Case (Clearfield) and Copper Crossing (SLC) Value Streams for the manufacturing of development and production composite rocket motor cases
• The key interfaces of this Process Engineering team include Value Stream Element Team Leads, Component Design, Analysis Engineering, Quality Engineering, Operations, Research & Development, Project Engineering, Program offices, and Supply Chain
• Safety:
  Ensure compliance with safety command media and drive a culture of safe behavior
• Quality:
  Ensure compliance with quality command media and support efforts to strive for zero defects through corrective actions and continuous improvement
• Delivery:
  Promote a collaborative environment with a focus on compliance and timely deliverables
• Employee:
  Ensure short- and long-term success through development, positive culture, succession planning, and strategic hiring
• Cost:
  Manage material and labor budgets in addition to providing project cost estimates as requested

• Establish, foster, and maintain a culture of Safety First
• Drive a culture of compliance to command media, standards, and best practices
• Improve planning, execution, and tracking methods to increase engineering process excellence
• Initiate continuous improvement activities to create high quality and efficient processes and standards
• Ensure high quality and timely delivery of process documents for downstream use
• Manage multiple program priorities on engineering deliverables
• Assure that the organization is properly staffed, equipped and trained to meet current and future program requirements
• Ensure leadership and key subject matter expert succession plans are in place and be proactive by coaching and mentoring key talent to be able to assume increased responsibilities
• Utilize effective talent management strategies to attract, retain, develop and engage outstanding people for the organization
• Manage workloads and ensure staffing needs are fulfilled and projects are appropriately resourced as well as supporting off-shift production/procurement needs that arise
• Monitor and implement employee development plans
• Provides guidance, direction, and performance feedback directly to a group on moderately difficult challenges resulting in high impact on the business
• Coach, support, and motivate to ensure a high performing engineering team. Create and maintain development and succession plans for team members and lead recruiting efforts to maintain team capabilities
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with other organizations including other disciplines in Science & Engineering,…