Manager Liaison​/MRB Engineering; 1st shift

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager 2 Mechanical Engineering (MRB/Liaison) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Engineering organization in Palmdale, CA . This position is in a production environment and will work a 4/10 1st shift schedule (Mon-Thurs, 10 hours/day).

In this hands-on leadership role, you will be leading a multi-discipline team of engineers in day-to-day technical tasking, as well as personally assessing and dispositioning non-conformances for metallic and composite parts and assemblies as they occur. You will coordinate and communicate the teams' goals, priorities and progress, author detailed engineering direction, as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles to ensure the integrity of the final product.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership qualities and effective communication skills to brief senior leadership on team progress and goals

Approximately 15% of the role will be performing functional leadership duties such as staffing, talent retention, timekeeping review, weekly team meetings, bi-weekly 1-on-1 meetings, and performance review preparation and dissemination, as well as other duties support of the VE Liaison Engineering Department Manager.

The remaining time (approx. 85%) will be spent performing engineering tasks including but not limited to:

• Providing technical knowledge and leadership to a team of liaison engineers (LEs)

• Assessing, managing, and communicating the team's technical priorities and progress to senior leadership to include customer leadership

• Establishing and maintaining Material Review Board (MRB) authority in order to autonomously address the rigors of the role

• Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance tags as they arise in the production environment

• Coordinating dispositioned repairs, as appropriate, with support roles in the organization

• Coordinating and/or assisting with the creation and satisfactorily resolution of RCCA's

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 of Science degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline AND 9 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master of Science degree in a related STEM discipline AND 7 years of related engineering experience

• Experience with the Material Review Board (MRB) process

• Experience with CATIA V5, NX, Visualization Pro, Teamcenter, MES, or other CAD programs

• Experience with the manufacture and repair of composite structures

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into continuous evaluation)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program…