Manager Systems Engineering 3

Northrop GrummanSunnyvale, CA
$193,000 - $289,600Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager 3 supporting Marine Systems, reporting to the Program-aligned Engineering Director to support business growth. The selected individual will lead a team aligned to the specific program within the Regional Strike Launcher Programs (RSLP) portfolio. The selected individual will be responsible for leading both managers and individual contributors as part of a geographical distributed, multi-discipline engineering team responsible for engineering development and production support. The position is located in Sunnyvale, CA. In this role, the Systems Engineering Manager 3 will be lead an organization of approximately 40 individuals with the following responsibilities: Lead a management team aligned to missile launching and handling products Lead engineering team to provide continuous support of critical product manufacturing on site in Sunnyvale, CA Oversee execution on one or more engineering development or production programs Lead staffing strategy and implementation across responsible functional areas Drive engineering strategy and practices pertinent to the Marine Systems E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy Drive predictable financial and program results Support department initiatives, forecasting and recruiting, technology roadmap creation, and champion continuous process improvements

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 8 years of experience; OR a Master’s Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 3 years of experience.
  • U.S Citizenship required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
  • 3 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries.
  • 2 years demonstrated success managing technical teams in an official capacity.
  • 2 years of experience working in a technical role.
  • Experience with proposals and Earned Value Management.
  • Experience in Systems Engineering.
  • Ability to work on site full time in Sunnyvale, CA.

Nice To Haves

  • Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline (preferred Mechanical or Electrical Engineering).
  • Experience with production engineering support
  • Experience with product line management and product line engineering
  • Experience as a HW lead, Chief Engineer over a product or product line on large development programs
  • Experience with Missile Launcher and Handling principals of operation and design
  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), requirements development and verification, or and technical project management experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead a management team aligned to missile launching and handling products
  • Lead engineering team to provide continuous support of critical product manufacturing on site in Sunnyvale, CA
  • Oversee execution on one or more engineering development or production programs
  • Lead staffing strategy and implementation across responsible functional areas
  • Drive engineering strategy and practices pertinent to the Marine Systems E&S organization, including but not limited to investments and talent strategy
  • Drive predictable financial and program results
  • Support department initiatives, forecasting and recruiting, technology roadmap creation, and champion continuous process improvements

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
  • overtime
  • shift differential
  • discretionary bonus
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