Project Engineering Manager 2

Northrop Grumman • Corinne, UT

5d • $139,100 - $208,700 • 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. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Project Engineering – Manager Level 2 located in Promontory, UT, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. The Project Engineering Functional Manager is expected to make daily contributions as both a project engineering technical contributor (~80% of time) and people leader (~20% of time). Project engineers typically lead a cross-functional team, with technical responsibility for a solid rocket motor subsystem, throughout each phase of the lifecycle (including development, production, and sustainment). Project engineers refine work scope, define a detailed execution plan, coordinate necessary resources, and manage execution to ensure the product delivered meets customer requirements and business objectives. Project engineering blends technical product knowledge (design, analysis, materials, manufacturing, inspection, test, etc) with aspects of systems engineering and program management. As a functional people manager for teams of project engineers assigned to support multiple programs, the manager will work closely with program chief engineers to forecast work demand, staff project engineering team assignments, and ensure a high level of performance. As part of a functional leadership team, the manager will help sustain a talent development pipeline to develop technical leaders ready to meet emergent needs and support individuals through career development. The manager will also be responsible for implementing effective standards, This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Knowledge of solid rocket motor design, development, qualification, production and sustainment desired, or similar aerospace products
• Experience using project management tools and methods
• Prior managerial experience or lead role managing projects/programs, resources, developing others, and building high-performing teams
• Strong organizational skills necessary to independently manage individual work while also managing work of project engineering teams spanning multiple programs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with program and functional leaders, lead large-scale organizational change primarily through influence
• Takes ownership to proactively identify opportunities for improvement through direct technical work, then drives for results to implement across function with limited resources

Nice To Haves

• Active, current Secret security clearance.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes and model-based tools
• Experience with Engineering Enterprise tools (PLM, ERP, Costpoint/SAP, etc.)
• Advanced degree preferred
• Certification/degree or equivalent experience in Agile Engineering Project Program Management (experience with Agile methods a bonus preferred)
• Certification or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering preferred

Responsibilities

• Execute individual project engineering role in a program assignment
• Functional people manager for mid- to senior-level (T03+) project engineers
• Partner with program chief engineers to identify work demand, implement staffing, facilitate detailed task planning, manage execution to ensure work is consistent with functional standards and meets program needs
• Develop people – sustain talent pipeline, drive high-performance expectations, provide training, facilitate mentoring, coordinate development plans, maintain critical skills
• Implement effective processes – own functional standards, define team workflows, utilize metrics to drive continuous improvement
• Governance of digital tools – identify use cases, define roadmaps that support digital transformation and integration across the business, manage change
• Support proposals, investigations and problem-solving teams as needed
• Other duties as assigned

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
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)

What This Job Offers

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