Electronic Design Manager Security Clearance

Position: Electronic Design Manager 2 with Security Clearance
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Yes, 25% 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 currently has an excellent opportunity for a Electrical Engineering Manager 2 to join our Missile Products team in Plymouth, MN. The Electrical Engineering Manager 2 leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the architecture, design, verification, and delivery of mixed-signal electronic circuit card assemblies that meet stringent defense performance, reliability, and security requirements. The role blends deep technical expertise in analog/digital design with proven people leadership, program management, and acquisition process experience.

The Electrical Engineering Manager 2 will act as the technical owner for assigned programs, interface with DoD customers, and ensure successful delivery on schedule, cost, and quality while maintaining required security clearances and compliance standards. This position reports to the Design Engineering Manager 3 for the Missile Products, Fuze and Warheads operating unit. Responsibilities
* Lead a team that performs technical planning, design and integration in addition to failure analysis, build, test, and production sustainment support of electronic assemblies for defense-related products

* Ensure the right people, processes, and tools are in place to meet the business needs

* Oversee the day-to-day engineering activity and work products, expense management, workload management, and performance management process

* Function as a key contributor on DoD development programs, managing assigned responsibilities and directing the work of other supervisors, engineers, technicians and administrative personnel to accomplish program goals

* Identify, manage and grow the critical skills development process for the design team
* Identify and/or lead continuous improvement activities within the department

* Improve planning, execution, and tracking methods to increase engineering process excellence

* Coach, support, and motivate to ensure a high performing engineering team

* Ensure hiring plans and staff development are aligned to overall capability and capacity strategy

* Support innovation through technology identification and roadmap development

* Manage cost and schedule for assigned projects

* Prepare, review, and approve cost estimates and written or oral technical proposals

Basic Qualifications:

* BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of electrical engineering experience, or 6 years with an MS degree

* 2+ years of leading a multidisciplinary engineering team as a project manager, program manager, or related managing experience

* Strong electrical engineering skills and experience in a manufacturing environment

* Design experience in the areas of analog, digital, power conditioning, PWB/CCA design and evaluation, electronics packaging, processors and FPGAs

* Experience with engineering tools used in developing analog and digital electronic systems

* Excellent communication skills for the purpose of meeting with various Government and Industry customers and interfacing with vendors

* Ability to obtain a US Government DoD Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications
* Prior project, program, or people leadership experience

* 10+ years working in electrical system, subsystem, and circuit development

* Experience in forming teams…