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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Manager Electrical Engineering – Level 2 to join our team in Gilbert, AZ .
You will interact with numerous stakeholders including program management, systems engineering, flight hardware design engineers, and logistical support services. Outstanding organizational and leadership skills are required to succeed in this role. This position will be located in Arizona at our Gilbert Facility. The successful candidate will fill the role of Section Manager for a team of Electrical Engineers, in a dual-hat role, responsible for both section management (up to 20% of time) and program/project or other direct technical responsibilities (80% or more of time).
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Functional Responsibilities Include:
• Staffing support to space systems program
• Conducting quarterly performance evaluations and annual reviews
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to the staff
• Managing indirect, program direct, and capital needs
• Professional development and mentoring of direct reports
• Supporting Functional Homeroom initiatives and projects which include process improvement, Event Response Teams, Corrective and Preventive Action implementation, & Proposal efforts
Technical Responsibilities Include:
• Demonstrated ability in System Level Electrical Test and Evaluation Understands NG test engineering practices and principles
• Understands both electrical circuits and software within the flight hardware and EGSE
• Provide support/guidance on test analysis, design reviews, and Test readiness reviews
• Experience/knowledge of generating test procedures, electrical test equipment, electronics troubleshooting, and data reviews.
• In depth knowledge of Integration and Test process’, flows, in respect to electrical testing needs from factory processing through Launch campaigns
• General frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
• Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Minimum of 3 years of proven leadership experience on a project and/or team
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry
Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of spacecraft sub-assemblies and/or integration and test
• Experience as an electrical/electronics engineer, Test Conductor, or System Test Engineer
• Programming experience with any of the following languages: Python, C, C++, Perl
• Experience as a functional manager
• Experience in space systems and space system production, integrati
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