Engineering Manager Level 2

Engineering Manager 2

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. 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 Engineering & Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as an Engineering Manager 2 based out of Sunnyvale, CA. This Manager 2 role is responsible for providing functional leadership and direction to approximately 10 to 15 engineers covering multiple disciplines. This department is the focal point of production support activities in the area of propulsion and power generation equipment for Nuclear Navy. Their expertise includes product development and production support for large rotating mechanical systems. They produce work products such as engineering drawings, technical reports and nonconformance resolution.

As an engineering manager, the candidate will work to ensure all staffing needs are met, drives talent development, and instill a culture of technical ownership amongst the engineering team. The responsibilities include managing the planning, preparation, execution, associated with machinery production, machinery tests, maintaining the development of the necessary resources, tools and capabilities to support the execute these actions. Further responsibilities include managing the resolution of critical issues occurring during production, test, and in service. The hardware is in Sunnyvale and at field sites.

The candidate will lead a diverse and distributed team comprised of multiple skill-sets and experience levels. The candidate must be able to effectively communicate on technical issues and solutions with functional, program, and customer leadership. A successful track record of program performance, interpersonal team building skills, and management experience is a must.

Responsibilities also include :

• Manage day-to-day activities for engineering, including resource planning, procedure review, critical skills management and development, continuous improvement in both process and product, along with critical problem resolution.
• Manage budgets and provide guidance to Engineering regarding costs with focus on implementing lean principles to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
• Manage the design, construction, and assembly of tactical hardware and ensure proper maintenance of applicable procedures.
• Manage the resolution of emergent issues in a timely manner while keeping upper management informed of the progress including participating in root cause and correction action investigations.
• Manage non-conformance resolutions in the areas of gears, hydrodynamic bearings, complex weldment structures, and turbines.
• Track critical skills within your team's domain to ensure knowledge is retained.
• Implement formal mentoring and training programs for personnel towards improving their skills, performance and technical knowledge.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge transfer plans, succession plans and employee career-path plans.

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