RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Manager Engineering 2 to lead a team of cross discipline engineering specialists. This leadership position is located onsite in Palmdale, CA.

Essential responsibilities including (but not limited to) the following: 

• Directs activities for all product lifecycles for Maintainability Engineering and Supportability Low Observable
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance for both teams
• Acts as contact for disciplines’ activities, leading review sessions with internal and external customers
• Supports design reviews, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, test, and deployment / sustainment. Develops new business or expands capability to achieve efficiency and financial targets
• Exert design influence in support of maintainable, supportable, and sustainable solutions
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and coordinates solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications
• Directs the work of employees supporting programs from technical, execution and administrative areas
• Understands statistical analyses and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies
• Understands task sequencing, based on product lifecycle phase, for Maintainability Engineering products and services

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree AND 9 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in in Maintainability and/or military/commercial aviation maintenance, OR a Master’s degree and 7 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in in Maintainability and/or military/commercial aviation maintenance.
• EVMS Control Account (or Work Package) Manager experience
• Previous experience with Panel Access Frequency Analysis, Maintainability Task Analysis (MTA),Maintenance Plan (MxPl) development, Maintainability Prediction and Allocation development, and Maintainability metrics (MMH/FH, MTTR, JET, etc.)
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings for maintainability impacts
• Current active DOD Secret Clearance, with the ability to maintain program access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance or higher with special access.
• Air Force, Military and/or commercial aviation maintenance experience.
• Previous experience working Product Support efforts on development and/or sustainment programs.
• Familiar and able to effectively review and consider Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Probability of Loss of Control/Aircraft/Mission, Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), Thermal and Vibration Testing methodologies, and Reliability Centered Maintenance / Condition Based Maintenance
• Experience with Reliasoft, Relex, SHIELD.
• Previous experience working with low observable technology maintainability

Salary Range: $138,100.00 - $207,100.00The 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.Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.