Manager Tool Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · El Segundo, CA +1 · Material/Process

Manager Tool Engineering 2 role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing tooling, manufacturing, and production environments. Responsibilities include direct supervision, team leadership, proposal estimating, cost management, risk mitigation, and supplier coordination. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience or a Master's with 3 years, plus 2 years of leadership experience and a Secret clearance. Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and financial portfolio management is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Direct supervision/management of staff
  2. Lead and develop a high performing team. Provide objective-oriented direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines and general policies
  3. Estimating future proposals impacting tooling SOW
  4. Creating Basis of Estimates (BOE) documenting work scope, and estimate methodology, and pricing
  5. Tracking budget actuals against predictions and financial performance in accordance with EVM standards

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree AND 5 years of related engineering experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment OR a Master’s degree AND 3 years of related engineering experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment
  • 2 years of leadership or management experience
  • Active DoD Secret clearance
  • Ability to collaborate between self-organizing and cross-functioning teams
  • Supplier management experience
  • Cost management experience

Nice to have

  • STEM Degree
  • Familiarity with data evaluation tools such as MS Excel and MS Project
  • Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniques. Capable of gathering large amounts of data, evaluating and identifying trends
  • Capable of compiling and presenting data to multiple levels of leadership and customers
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite
  • Current Special Program Access (PAR)
  • Control Account Manager (CAM) Certified
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Earned Value Management System
  • Certification with using earned value management system (EVMS) for tracking project financials
  • Experience managing financial large scale financial portfolios within the aerospace, automotive, or production related industry
  • Experience implementing and leading agile principles and methodologies
  • Experience with data digitalization and trend identification

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance
  • Must have bachelor’s degree AND 5 years of related engineering experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment OR a Master’s degree AND 3 years of related engineering experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment
  • Must have 2 years of leadership or management experience
  • Must have Supplier management experience
  • Must have Cost management experience