Sentinel - Engineering Manager 2 (18536)

Northrop Grumman•Manhattan Beach, CA

9d•$146,600 - $219,800•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Engineering Manager 2 to support the Sentinel Program in Manhattan Beach, CA. This is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities (up to 20% of time) and program responsibilities (80% of time). As a Functional Home Room (FHR) manager, you will report to an SDS Electrical Department Manager and provide career mentorship and operational support to a team of 10-15 Individual Contributors (ICs). Key FHR responsibilities include recruiting, staffing, retaining talent, performance management, and training. For the technical scope, you will be responsible for Command Systems (CS) hardware analysis, leading a diverse analysis team (structural, electrical, thermal analysts), and reporting to the IPT Lead. You will work with program leadership to assess issues, develop solutions for productivity, quality, and cost/schedule objectives, and develop/maintain team progress metrics. You will also support earn value tracking and reporting, control and assign tasking, participate in technical reviews, and interface with internal and external customers. Participation in ROM development and Basis of Estimates is also expected.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher 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 (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
Experience in technical leadership/management role.
Experience in writing and presenting technical content.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Basic understanding of and experience with engineering analysis principles.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Abaqus, Ansys, FEMAP, MATHCAD, Capital or equivalents
At least 1 year leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
Experience with one or more of the following languages: VBA, Python, MATLAB
Strong experience leading teams and training others.
Experience with individual contributor performance assessments
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers
Experience developing and implementing analytic methods to support test, validation, and qualification
TeamCenter CPLM experience
Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA.

Responsibilities

Provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team of between 10 and 15 Individual Contributors (ICs).
Manage recruiting, staffing, retaining talent, performance management, process familiarization, and training for Section members.
Be responsible for Command Systems (CS) hardware analysis.
Lead a diverse analysis team including structural, electrical, and thermal analysts.
Work with program leadership to assess issues and develop solutions to meet productivity, quality, and program cost/schedule objectives.
Develop and maintain metrics for monitoring the team's progress.
Support earn value tracking and reporting.
Control and assign tasking within the group.
Participate in technical reviews and ensure quality and applicability of analysis work products.
Grow, develop, and manage a diverse team of analysts.
Interface with internal and external customers.
Participate in ROM development, Basis of Estimates, etc., as needed.