SIL Design Section Manager

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

No

Top Secret

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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Section Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. The Lab Operations Department is seeking a Section Manager to functionally lead a team of Lab Designers, supporting the SC3 IPT in Melbourne, FL. This is a dual role Section Manager (Functional Role) and Individual contributor (Program Role).

• Autonomous leader who can support business requirements and provide organizational expertise that will help the team understand the T&E organization's vision and principles.
• Build a culture that empowers and motivates individual excellence.
• Establish functional homeroom shared accountability for program/project performance.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Perform technical planning and cost and risk analyses for total systems.
• Work closely with the Department Manager and fellow section managers to implement department initiatives.
• Ensure successful planning and execution of program test engineering activities.
• Collaborate with programs to satisfy staffing needs and provide operations support (incident investigations, metrics collection and analysis, etc.).
• Set goals and provide regular performance feedback to employees.
• Support the annual salary review and promotion process.
• Mentor and develop the next generation of technical and project leadership.
• Improve and enforce test engineering processes and procedures.

• Executing the program plan with lab details.
• Lead and manage a team of 12+ that designs lab hardware and test equipment for multiple labs.
• Frequent contact with individuals from other departments, outside organizations, and the Customer.
• Support build of new benches, test sets and simulators.
• Familiarity with cost management.
• Support integration efforts in the SILs.
• Understand lab architecture and design process from requirements to design, build and operation.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical design practices and how they flow to manufacturing.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 9 years professional experience, OR Master’s degree in STEM and 7 years of related professional experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with full investigation in the last 6 years and ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
• Experience in any of the following: systems development, software engineering, electrical engineering, systems architecture, communications, data links, mechanical engineering, computer networks, sensors, avionics, COTS hardware, instrumentation systems, integration, and/or test.

• PLM experience within a design suite.
• Experience with T&E processes and procedures to support both management and engineering tasks at the Melbourne site.
• Familiarity with current programs across NGC AS Sector.

Salary range: $ - $. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions.

Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.