Lab Design Engineering Manager 2

Northrop Grumman•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•$131,800 - $197,800•Onsite

About The Position

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 Lab Design Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This leadership role is located in Oklahoma City, OK and Tinker Air Force Base. As a leader in the Engineering Design Center and Lab Operations organization, you will oversee a team of professionals who are actively developing custom testing solutions and specialized support equipment for the B-2 Stealth Bomber and other platforms.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related professional/military experience, or a Master’s degree and 7 years of related professional/military 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 a Top Secret clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Must have experience in one of the following disciplines: Design Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, and/or Project Management related functions
Must have experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams
Must have experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry
Must have excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and staff

Nice To Haves

Master’s or Ph.D. in Engineering or a related field
Active Top Secret clearance
Active Program clearance
Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
Previous functional management experience leading a team of engineers for at least 1 year or more
Experience as a IPT Lead, RE, or other demonstrated leadership role related to program execution
Working knowledge of Earned Value, with the ability to build milestone schedules for execution purposes
Experience in Nuclear Surety
Experience with HW/SW Integration
Experience in an Agile development environment
Experience in Instrumentation or Avionics systems
Experience in Additive Manufacturing or 3D-Print design & technologies
Experience using CAD tools and PLM systems

Responsibilities

Manage the staffing profile for a hardware design team of approx. 10-15 engineers and technical staff
Direct all phases of engineering design projects from proposal through test and delivery
Identify, mitigate, and manage technical risks
Manage project schedule and technical performance
Participate in basis of estimate development & contract proposals
Work with multiple teams and cross-functional departments to achieve successful outcomes
Implement best practices/continuous improvement initiatives to gain additional efficiencies and cost savings throughout contract/product lifecycle
Develop customer relationships and customer intimacy
Own and lead improvements across employee engagement, hiring, professional development, training, and retention of top talent
Interface with all levels of leadership to meet or exceed performance for all program deliverables