Aeronautical Engineering Manager

1 day ago


San Diego, California, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Aircraft Mechanical Design and Integration Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for the engineering design, integration, and installation of mechanical subsystems/mechanisms and providing support to multiple aircraft programs for development, production, test and sustainment in both unclassified and classified environments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership and direction to the team members, engagement and mentorship
  • Plan and coordinate to ensure members have sufficient statement of work, manage employee performance, and oversee section members' career development
  • Provide support for training/resource needs, champions engineering discipline bench strength and cross-training opportunities where possible, and provides recommendations to leadership for process or efficiency changes/improvements
  • Manage employee performance including engagement strategies for high performers and corrective actions for lower performers, and participates in salary review process working with program and functional leadership
  • Responsible for coordinating with programs to ensure appropriate staffing/de-staffing actions are developed and executed
  • Ensure team is familiar with and use required engineering processes and tools
  • Act as the first point of contact for technical issues on programs involving section members and will make decisions regarding required escalation and resources required for resolution
  • Day-to-day operations including employee movement and balancing of resources among programs, and resolving critical/urgent program/technical issues
Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in STEM discipline with 6 years of related professional/military experience
  • Aircraft subsystems design and integration experience
  • Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) or PAR/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by business needs
  • Experience in leadership and managing engineers
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering from an accredited institution
  • Prior management or engineering lead experience
  • Current Secret clearance (or higher)
  • Experience with industry standard design tools such as CATIA V5, NX, and Teamcenter Enterprise/Unified
  • Proficient knowledge of manufacturing processes
  • Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Experience with mechanical/mechanism design, analysis, production, test and sustainment
  • An excellent communicator who works well in a team environment

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