Manager Facilities Engineering 1

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Magna, UT +1 · Facilities Mult-Func

Manager for Facilities Engineering team at Northrop Grumman's Bacchus, Utah facility. Responsibilities include leading engineers, providing project support, managing team development, scheduling, and performance tracking. Requires BS in Engineering, 6 years of experience, 1 year of lead/manager experience, and ability to obtain security clearance. Experience in project management, cross-functional team leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder communication, financial understanding, configuration management, and AutoCAD is necessary. Preferred experience includes MS Project, specific software knowledge (EPLM, Maximo, Costpoint, Cognos), solid rocket motor manufacturing, hazardous location requirements, project estimation, lean manufacturing, and facilities engineering.

What you'd actually do

  1. lead a team of engineers to effectively meet plant requirements for safety and quality as well as the program requirements for cost and schedule.
  2. actively perform frontline tasks alongside their team, while also handling team development, scheduling, and performance tracking.
  3. provide engineering support for projects.
  4. Leadership of cross functional teams in resolving complex technical issues (product and processing equipment)
  5. Experience communicating with stakeholders to determine scope, schedule, requirements, etc. for projects

Skills

Required

  • BS Degree in Engineering
  • minimum of 6 years engineering experience in design, process, quality, etc.
  • Ability to manage a team of engineers
  • providing engineering support on projects
  • Minimum of 1 year of lead, manager, or supervisory experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
  • Proven project management background for large fabrication/construction-related efforts
  • Leadership of cross functional teams in resolving complex technical issues (product and processing equipment)
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Experience communicating with stakeholders to determine scope, schedule, requirements, etc. for projects
  • Sound financial understanding, including capital management and make/buy decision processes
  • Ability to monitor and align team members to schedule tasks to meet the schedule priorities of the company
  • Knowledge of configuration management
  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD systems
  • good communication and technical presentation skills
  • Highly motivated self-starter

Nice to have

  • Computer skills using MS software
  • Microsoft Project knowledge
  • Knowledge and understanding of EPLM, Maximo, Costpoint and Cognos
  • Knowledge of and experience with solid rocket motor manufacturing and processing
  • Knowledge of hazardous location requirements and standards
  • Experience in creating and reviewing initial project estimates
  • Developing standards and/or best practices
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics (i.e. electrical schematics, PIDs, machine or tool drawings, building layouts, etc.)
  • Experience working in a lean manufacturing environment
  • Strong Facilities Engineering background
  • In depth knowledge and experience with both high hazard and inert processes

What the JD emphasized

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance