SDS Parts Materials and Processes; PM&P Engineering Section Manager - R10211600

SDS Parts Materials and Processes (PM&P) Engineering Section Manager 2

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Parts, Materials and Processes (
PM&P) Engineering Section Manager 2 for the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division Engineering and Manufacturing team. This leadership role will be located in Manhattan Beach, CA and will provide enabling support for all business areas within the SDS portfolio. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance type:
Secret. Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

The selected candidate will be responsible for a PM&P Design discipline Section within the SDS Design Engineering organization and will report directly to an SDS PM&P Design Engineering Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy.

• Provide performance feedback, training, mentoring and coaching to your employees.
• Support workforce planning and maintain sufficient depth and breadth of skillsets within your core discipline to meet program needs.
• Responsible for employee performance reviews and supporting employee career development.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees.
• Support development and refinement of processes and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions.
• Support proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis.
• Support employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent.
• Provide technical support to Sentinel program ensuring integration and effective collaboration with design teams to achieve program objectives.
• Review and analyze released engineering change data and coordinate changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities.
• Lead EEEE PM&P engineers in selection and application of Electrical, Electronics, Electro-Mechanical, Electro-Optical (EEEE) parts, including Microcircuits, Connectors, Passive Devices, and Printed Circuit Boards.
• Oversee development of Component Specifications or Source Control Documents to meet Program requirements.
• Oversee development and execution of qualifications of new EEEE components for use in new Circuit Card Assembly designs.
• Work with manufacturing and Component vendors to resolve qualification, producibility, and test issues with parts and Circuit Card Assemblies.
• Familiar with management of new part requests, part objects, and part attributes in a Product Lifecycle Management System.
• Interface with program office on CDRLs, requirement tailoring, and other PM&P issues.
• Oversee and adjudicate resolution of issues with interfacing disciplines/functions.
• Tailoring and allocating EEEE Part and Circuit Card Assembly requirements to System, Subsystem, and Unit Level Specifications.
• Oversee EEEE PM&P engineers in supporting Program Subcontractors with EEEE part requirements interpretation and review of Subcontractor Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).
• Provide mentoring and coaching on technical issues within your area of expertise.
• Perform risk analysis, trade studies, process improvement analysis, cost estimates, as applicable.
• Track to completion tasking and assignments for the team, assisting with workload balancing across team members, collecting metrics, and performing other project management functions for the team as applicable.
• Ensure team members have the required tools and access to perform PM&P responsibilities.
• Collaborate with other engineering assignment managers/leads to align priorities and support overall execution of program objectives.
• Collaborate with other engineering assignment managers/leads to align priorities and…