RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
Description
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.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has an opening for a Parts, Materials and Processes PM&P Section Manager 2 in Roy, Utah.
**This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. **
**What You’ll Get To Do: **
Candidate will be responsible to manage a motivated team of PM&P engineers within a matrixed functional organization, ensuring integration and collaboration across design and manufacturing teams under an overarching Systems Engineering framework.
Candidate will demonstrate ability to communicate effectively across engineering disciplines and design teams. Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively to resolve issues, determine priorities, and implement solutions. Candidate experience with industry and military standards and specifications is preferred.
As a section manager you will manage a team of individual contributors within PM&P, these individuals may support one or more programs within SDS.
Provide performance feedback, training, mentoring and coaching to your employees.
Support workforce planning and maintain sufficient depth and breadth of skillsets within your teams core discipline to meet program needs.
Responsible for employee performance reviews and supporting employee career development.
Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees.
Support development and refinement of processes and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions.
Support proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis.
Support employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent.
Provide technical support to Sentinel program for non-metallic materials, including but not limited to:
- Reviews and analyzes released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities.
- Subject Matter Expertise for Non-metallic materials, part/material specifications and qualification plans. Provide mentoring and coaching on technical issues within your area of expertise.
- Perform risk analysis, trade studies, process improvement analysis, cost estimates, as applicable.
- Tracking to completion tasking and assignments for the team, assisting with workload balancing across team members, collecting metrics, and performing other project management functions for the non-metallics team as applicable.
- Ensure team members have the required tools and access to perform PM&P responsibilities.
- Collaborate with other engineering assignment managers/leads to align priorities and support overall execution of program objectives.
The ideal candidate is capable of creating and managing high performing teams while providing technical, administrative and management expertise in the day to day activities required to successfully execute complex engineering programs. Candidate will be self-motivated, work under general direction, and work well in teams. Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools is essential. Candidate must be able to obtain and sustain a Secret Security Clearance.
Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of related experience
- Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.
- Must be able to attain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs collaborating with multiple functional groups, companies and government customer representatives.
- 2 years of experience in either PM&P, or a combination of Systems Engineering and PM&P engineering disciplines.
- Experience in ensuring that PM&P program or contract requirements are applied to parts, materials and assemblies
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office tools
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university and 6 years experience in DoD, aerospace, oil and gas, or nuclear regulated industries
- Minimum 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule, in a PM&P organization
- An Active, In-Scope DOD Secret Security Clearance or higher that has been granted / renewed within the past 6 years
- Special Program Access
- Experience interpreting and ensuring design compliance to industry and/or military standards and specifications for parts and materials
- ICBM experience
- 2 years experience in a people leadership role, or 4 years experience as a technical lead, in a PM&P organization
- Working knowledge of SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft teams, siemens teamcenter or other life cycle management systems
- Experience in project management including microsoft project and visio
- Experience writing and defending technical position papers
- Experience working with chief engineers and Integrated Product Teams
- Experience working in Agile and digital design environments
- Demonstrated ability to delegate tasks, and mentor junior engineers
- Experience reviewing technical drawings and engineering data for parts and assemblies
- Understanding of supply chain management as it relates to parts management and obtaining technical specifications on components
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
- Ability to function in a dynamic and collaborative environment, and be flexible to changing direction
Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,800.00
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.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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.