Director of Hardware Engineering

**Requisition ID**:R10157460**:

- ** Category**: Engineering
- ** Location**: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States of America
- ** Clearance Type**: Secret
- ** Telecommute**: No
- Teleworking not available for this position
- ** Shift**: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- ** Travel Required**: Yes, 10% of the Time
- ** Relocation Assistance**: Relocation assistance may be available
- ** Positions Available**: 1

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and 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

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Sector is seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Team Leadership and Management: The director of Hardware Engineering will lead a management and technical staff of approximately 400 primarily electrical (digital, RF, analog, power), mechanical, optical, and product integrity engineers who support a variety of programs in different life cycle stages. The director will manage departmental budgets, ensuring the team has the resources they require to be successful, while maintaining a cost-competitive organization.

As a discipline lead for Hardware Engineering, this role will champion consistency across the discipline ensuring reuse, common tools and training/skill development through all levels of the organization including management of design data (configuration management, printing wiring board layout, data management, drafting, standards and components, and product follow).

The most significant tasks included within the scope of this responsibility are:

- Management of team assignments across programs and Non-Contractual Technical Activity (NCTA)
- Maintenance of future staffing projections
- Staff management & administration
- Budget management
- Mentoring & career development, including training

Technical Performance: The Director of Hardware Engineering will support a variety of programs in different life cycle stages.

The most significant tasks that may be performed within the scope of this area include:

- Program performance monitoring & support
- Ensuring and monitoring quality of work products
- Engineering process improvement, maintenance & enforcement
- Program task management & team leadership
- Traditional program hardware engineering tasks.

Planning for the Future: The Director of Hardware Engineering will be instrumental in setting the path for the organization and supporting the strategic direction of the supported business areas.

The most significant tasks included within the scope of this area are:

- Support to new business capture
- Responsible for the creation, review and approval of project bids for the organization
- Independent technical reviews of major programs and R&D projects
- Technology vision / roadmap definition & maintenance
- Development of NCTA project definition
- Thought leadership toward product innovations
- Thought leadership toward business model innovations.

**Basic Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields (STEM) with 9+ years of experience, a Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields (STEM) with 7+ years of experience, or a PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields (STEM) with 4+ years of experience.
- 9+ years of technical experience in any combination of Hardware, Systems, Software/Firmware engineering disciplines accompanied by high proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring
- A minimum of 5 years demonstrated success managing people and technical leadership roles effectively leading large, diverse technical teams
- Program mana