Manager 3 - Electrical Design & Technology - Linthicum

Northrop Grumman • Linthicum Heights, MD

10d • $184,300 - $276,500

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a leader for the Electrical Design & Technology department in Linthicum, Maryland. The department supports Radio Frequency, Digital, and Power design products for the Eastern Region Electronics & Payloads Space team. The leader will build on legacy space design processes while finding ways to accelerate customer delivery, balance risk, and maintain high-quality products, including advancing early prototyping and spiral development toward space demonstrations.

This is a technical and people leadership role that combines organizational, project, and engineering oversight. The successful candidate will communicate effectively, solve problems, maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and work independently or collaboratively across the organization, Division, and Sectors to achieve strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of applicable experience, or a Master’s degree with 10 years of applicable experience.
• Current, active Top Secret security clearance and ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• At least 3 years of experience in a management role, either functional or program management.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with all levels of management, individual contributors, and customers.
• Demonstrated success leading, collaborating with, and developing cross-functional teams with varied skill sets.
• Experience in a technical lead role for product development.
• Prior board design experience and familiarity with design documentation and processes for at least one of the following: digital board design, RF board design, or power board designs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience testing, debugging, and integrating hardware.
• Experience with hardware configuration and the impacts of changes to production hardware.
• Cost Account Management (CAM) certification or training.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a functional group of more than 60 engineers, including performance management, career development, staffing, and strategic thrust implementation.
• Provide project and technical oversight for activities performed by the department.
• Create and maintain departmental processes and guidelines and ensure they are applied.
• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups.
• Support department initiatives, recruiting, hiring, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus and sector involvement, and internally funded projects.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager