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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking to provide leadership to our Composite Rocket Motor Case team at our locations.

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.

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, Program Management, Tooling and Facility Engineering, Operations, and Safety & Mission Assurance

Develop, communicate and implement vision, strategy, goals and metrics to achieve business objectives for safety, quality, customer satisfaction, schedule, cost, and continuous improvement

Increase the understanding and use of strategy deployment, kaizen, problem solving, and lessons learned

Manage material and labor budgets

Provide input on facility, maintenance, and tooling expenditures and priorities

Evaluation and deployment of new manufacturing methods and technologies

Minimum of 7 years of experience with a BS degree in a STEM discipline or 5 years with a MS degree

Minimum of 3 years of lead, supervisory, or management experience

Must be willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance

Demonstrated experience as project lead over a cross-functional team

Experience with RCCA methodologies / collaborative technical…