Functional Engineering Project Management (EPM) Frontline Manager

Northrop Grumman•Dulles, VA

15d•$161,100 - $241,700•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is looking for a Functional Frontline Manager to join the Eastern Region Engineering Project Management (EPM) Homeroom. This Manager role will be based in Dulles, VA and will both perform in a leadership role on a program and simultaneously manage a team of engineers supporting multiple business units, including EPMs and Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads. The Manager receives general strategic, business, and administrative direction from the Senior EPM Department Manager, and has authority to make engineering project management decisions and recommendations that have an impact on new business, program performance, design, development roadmaps, and mission operations for their assigned mission portfolio. In addition to performing Functional Management duties, the selected candidate is expected to be mostly self-directed and leverage previous technical experience to lead a technical team on a program to deliver on our commitments while meeting cost, schedule and technical performance. The position includes an anticipated time split between functional/personnel management duties (20%) and direct work in support of a program (80%) and will be responsible for the following: Lead coordination of Engineering activities, including pre-proposal analysis, proposal development, baseline development, execution to the plan, problem resolution and customer interactions on a program. Lead the technical-staff planning, assignments, career development, compensation planning and performance management for the direct reports. Identify EPM, IPT Lead, and CAM skills & experience needed for program engineering execution and participate in the recruiting, hiring and training of new staff Ensure that the EPM staff adhere to their Statements of Work (SOWs), deliver robust engineering products and meet all program engineering requirements, within technical, cost and schedule requirements Ensure that the EPM staff adhere to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards Travel is expected between 10%-25%.

Requirements

Requires U.S. Government TS clearance at time of application
Bachelors Degree and 8 years of applicable technical experience, or a Masters Degree plus 6 years of applicable experience, with a minimum of 1 year of engineering leadership experience
2 years of demonstrated success in Project Management roles such as CAM, IPT Lead, Program Manager, or Engineering Program Manager/Lead to include earned value management (EVM)
Experience with at least one phase of the lifecycle of space system development, build, and operations

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI clearance AND existing Space Superiority Division program accesses
STEM Degree
Experience with the full lifecycle of spacecraft development, build, and operations

Responsibilities

Lead coordination of Engineering activities, including pre-proposal analysis, proposal development, baseline development, execution to the plan, problem resolution and customer interactions on a program.
Lead the technical-staff planning, assignments, career development, compensation planning and performance management for the direct reports.
Identify EPM, IPT Lead, and CAM skills & experience needed for program engineering execution and participate in the recruiting, hiring and training of new staff
Ensure that the EPM staff adhere to their Statements of Work (SOWs), deliver robust engineering products and meet all program engineering requirements, within technical, cost and schedule requirements
Ensure that the EPM staff adhere to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards