Manager Tool Engineering 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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 Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a program Manager Tool Engineering 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Tooling organization. This leader will be responsible for providing the people, processes and technology to support the Strike program on site in Palmdale, CA. This Manager will be leading multi-disciplined teams supporting multiple projects and sites to ensure processes and procedures are maintained and in compliance, as well as meeting quality, cost, and schedule targets to ensure program performance and customer satisfaction.  Areas of responsibility will include Tool Engineering & Design, Assembly & Composite Tool Fabrication, Metrology, Prototype and Developmental Tooling, Assembly & Composite Tooling Maintenance, Tool Control & Accountability, and Tooling Procurement. Tooling Manager Job Responsibilities: • Manager will lead and provide oversight and guidance to management team to ensure program objectives specific to quality, cost, schedule, and customer satisfaction targets are met. • Lead and manage large-scale tooling engineering projects from concept through implementation ensuring successful integration into production lines • Build and maintain strong partnerships with IPT, Program and Production leadership to ensure alignment, provide responsive engineering support and strengthen organizational credibility through effective execution and delivery.  • The manager will be responsible for the development of long-range plans and strategies to provide the most affordable Tooling products and services in the industry. • Identify and develop staffing/skills requirements, forecasts, and training plans. • Drive employee development through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, performance management and career development to build organizational capabilities and high performing engineering team. • Manager will have Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsibility for all program tooling activities and will ensure compliance to EVMS for all direct budgets. • Responsible for collaborating with other Program and Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management to develop consistent processes and procedures to help drive affordability and ensure the deployment of best practices across the sector. • Collaborating across program and functional teams to ensure accurate data and on-time execution. • Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical, cost and schedule risks • Document and manage risk and opportunity registers from initial identification, assessment, mitigation planning and timely closure. • Analyze data and prepare leadership briefings to Homeroom leaders, Program leaders, and Customers.   We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, education