Manager Engineering Technical Support - Level 1

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

10d • $121,000 - $181,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manager Engineering Technical Support – Level 1 in Dulles, Virginia. This is an additional functional management role overlaying the candidate’s current technical role, with approximately 15–20% of the role devoted to functional management duties. For the remainder of the time, the candidate will continue in their current direct program role and must retain that full-time technical program role while performing the management duties.

The successful candidate will demonstrate sustained top performance, ethics and integrity, strong people and communication skills, and the ability to innovate. The role balances program needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality constraints while encouraging high performance, innovative behavior, and adherence to company values. Building engaged teams through mentoring and coaching is essential. The position works a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of professional experience; an additional 4 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at the time of application; the posting also states that a Top Secret clearance is required to start.
• Proven experience in people and technical leadership roles in program or functional environments.
• Working knowledge of engineering staffing, metrics, training, resources, processes, and tools.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and individual contributors.
• Ability to retain a current full-time technical program role while undertaking the management duties.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations.
• Experience as a technical leader and visionary.
• Strong background in mechanical design, manufacturing, or environmental test.
• Knowledge of budget tracking and providing cost estimates.
• Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Ability to operate and run machine equipment such as a vertical mill and lathe machine.

Responsibilities

• Provide the people, processes, and tools needed to meet current and future program and technology needs within the portfolio.
• Supervise and mentor Engineering Technicians, oversee their assignments, and support their career development.
• Provide functional oversight across multiple supported programs, including bid and proposal inputs for future work, independent technical reviews of major programs and R&D projects, and organizational budget management.
• Establish and maintain discipline-specific processes and tools.
• Facilitate process improvement initiatives, including implementing and monitoring metrics and best practices.
• Retain and perform a full-time technical program role in addition to the management duties.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) 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