Production Engineering Manager

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Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
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Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader.

At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Production Engineering is part of Northrop Grumman's Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPS) Hardware Engineering Design Services organization. The Production Engineering group is responsible for technical support to new projects and Programs as they transition out of the design phase into the hardware build stage. This support continues through the production and post-production Program phases. Production Engineering responsibilities include Bill of Material (BOM) creation, new part and material requests, drawing review and release, revisions to released designs, configuration control board (CCB) support, supplier and shop floor problem resolution, and DMS issue resolution.

Production Engineering also provides Mechanical/Electrical NX and Expedition design support.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Production Engineering Manager 2 onsite in Baltimore, MD.The Manager of Production Engineering 2 will lead their technical team (approximately 10-15 engineers) as they perform the above tasks as well as work with the other managers in the Hardware Engineering organization to help Programs meet drawing release dates, manage design updates, manufacturing cell support, supplier interface, resolve DMS issues and other production related engineering support.

The role will also include supporting the transition to the new Mission PLM system and its related processes. Proposal writing and other program support activities will also be required.

The manager is also responsible for staffing plans, staff performance evaluation, goal planning, process improvement, roadmap development, and hiring to manage workload demand and skill attrition. The manager will be able to lead through positive changes, as a champion for improvement and innovation. Employee engagement and development will be maintained through a combination of training, employee career coaching, mentoring, identification of stretch assignments, and engagement action planning.

The manager will be able to meet performance goals with consideration for work/life balance of the staff. The candidate should have strong…