Manager Electronics Engineering (Hardware)

Northrop Grumman • Azusa, CA

5d • $193,000 - $289,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an experienced leader to serve as the Electronics & Payloads department manager in Azusa, California. The department supports missile defense and weather-sensing payloads across digital, RF, circuit, and mechanical engineering disciplines, as well as program management. This matrix role is responsible for the technical health, talent development, staffing fulfillment, strategic planning, and engineering execution of an organization delivering mission-critical space hardware across multiple programs.

The position leads and develops a department of more than 60 engineers specializing in electro-mechanical and electro-optical product development. The manager partners with program managers and colleagues across disciplines, sites, and regions to deliver program objectives and best-value solutions, while advancing engineering quality, productivity, innovation, and employee development. The role requires an active SCI clearance or an eligible Top Secret clearance with the stated background investigation, and includes travel approximately 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and at least 8 years of engineering experience.
• At least 5 years of experience managing engineering organizations or technical teams.
• At least 5 years of experience executing programs or projects that achieved cost, schedule, and technical objectives.
• At least 5 years of experience developing electrical, electronic, or electromechanical products for space missions.
• At least 2 years of experience with organizational transitions or transformation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have active SCI access with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years at application and before the start date; alternatively, must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance or equivalent with an SSBI completed within the last 5 years and the ability to obtain and maintain active SCI access within a reasonable period.
• Must maintain the clearance level and program access required for the position.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Expertise with missile defense and weather-sensing technologies or payloads.
• Expertise with rapid development and prototyping.
• Expertise adapting processes, products, and people across mission assurance classes A through D.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a department of over 60 engineers specializing in electro-mechanical and electro-optical product development.
• Establish and execute workforce, staffing, recruiting, retention, and succession planning to maintain critical technical capabilities.
• Partner with program managers to deliver performance against cost, schedule, and technical baselines.
• Drive technical excellence and engineering rigor across development, validation, and verification activities.
• Support or chair independent review teams, failure review boards, non-advocate reviews, and gate reviews.
• Develop processes and tools that improve engineering quality, efficiency, and speed.
• Support new business proposals through technical and cost volume development, detailed task descriptions, and justified bases of estimate.
• Develop and implement non-contractual technical activities and capital investments to support innovation and growth.
• Build an inclusive, collaborative, high-performing culture that fosters employee engagement and leadership development.
• Partner across engineering disciplines, sites, and regions to deliver best-value business solutions.
• Champion engineering productivity initiatives, digital transformation efforts, and adoption of advanced design methodologies.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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