Flight Sciences and Vehicle Controls Section Manager ; VMS

Flight Sciences And Vehicle Controls Section Manager 2

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 Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an exciting career opportunity for a Flight Sciences and Vehicle Controls Section Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals working at our Research and Advanced Design, Engineering Integration and Execution team. This hands-on leadership position is located onsite in El Segundo, CA.

As an Engineering Manager of a Flight Sciences and Vehicle Controls section, you will be a functional manager reporting to the Flight Sciences & Vehicle Controls Department of the Research and Advanced Design, Engineering Integration and Execution team in the Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector. You will be responsible for the people, processes, tools, and technology to meet the current and future Vehicle Management Systems analysis needs of unclassified and classified programs in El Segundo and Redondo Beach, CA.

In this role, you will support program activity and perform the functional management role % and concurrent ~80% engineering responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical oversight to a discipline team of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) engineers, provide technical oversight across the sector, including independent reviews of major programs, support of proposal, and identification of technology needs
• Manage a team of engineers supporting people, processes, tools, and technology
• Provide Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) technical and programmatic guidance to programs
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to team members
• Coordinate staffing with IPTs and support staffing processes, review resumes and conduct interviews, and grow and maintain critical skillsets
• Establish and maintain processes, design manuals, and common tools for programs across the discipline Center of Technical Excellence (COTE)
• Identify capital assets, indirect, and training budgets required for personnel to perform statements of work
• Facilitate and promote improvement initiatives, and sharing of lessons learned and best practices between programs and engineering teams
• Administer Quarterly Connections performance reviews, bonus plan, and salary review processes in conjunction with program IPT leaders and the Flight Sciences and Vehicle Controls functional homeroom
• Interface with customers to define study areas and report status on current programs and technology development efforts
• May interface with management and technical teams to define business relationships and technology initiatives for both IRAD (Internal Research and Development) and CRAD (Contractual Research and Development) efforts

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 9 years of relevant professional/military experience; OR Master's degree in a…