Mechanical Engineering Manager 2

Northrop Grumman Mechanical Engineering Leadership Opportunity

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.

The Mechanical Engineering Department of the Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking a leader to manage a Mechanical Analysis Team within the Mechanical Engineering organization. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of mechanical engineers that support development and production programs, as well as new business pursuits to ensure quality engineering solutions. This team is responsible for mechanical design and analysis to support underwater systems.

Our engineering work includes full life-cycle programs including design, development, system integration, hands-on test, training, and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish team goals.

This position is a dual role encompassing both people and project / technical leadership. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Lead a Mechanical Development functional group of 10 to 15 engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning
• Provide project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group
• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
• Support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus / sector involvement, and internally funded projects
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring
• Support fostering employee engagement and knowledge sharing

The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, developing engineering processes, procedures and documentation for manufacturing, and an understanding of engineering's role for supporting small to medium production quantities.

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Salary Range : $149,400.00 - $224,000.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and / or personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http : / / www.northropgrumman.com / EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.