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Lab Design Engineering Manager 2
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: 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 has an opening for a Lab Design Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This leadership role is located in Oklahoma City, OK and Tinker Air Force Base. As a leader in the Engineering Design Center and Lab Operations organization, you will oversee a team of professionals who are actively developing custom testing solutions and specialized support equipment for the B-2 Stealth Bomber and other platforms. Key Responsibilities: • Manage the staffing profile for a hardware design team of approx. 10-15 engineers and technical staff • Direct all phases of engineering design projects from proposal through test and delivery • Identify, mitigate, and manage technical risks • Manage project schedule and technical performance • Participate in basis of estimate development & contract proposals • Work with multiple teams and cross-functional departments to achieve successful outcomes • Implement best practices/continuous improvement initiatives to gain additional efficiencies and cost savings throughout contract/product lifecycle • Develop customer relationships and customer intimacy • Own and lead improvements across employee engagement, hiring, professional development, training, and retention of top talent • Interface with all levels of leadership to meet or exceed performance for all program deliverables To learn more about our hiring process for manager positions, please view our “Selecting the Best Qualified Managers” video: www.northropgrumman.com/SQMVideo Basic Qualifications: • Must have a Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related professional/military experience, or a Master’s degree and 7 years of related professional/military experience. • Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation • Must have the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance • Must have experience in one of the following disciplines: Design Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, and/or Project Management related functions • Must have experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams • Must have experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry • Must have excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and staff Preferred Qualifications: • Master’s or Ph.D. in Engineering or a related field • Active Top Secret clearance • Active Program clearance • Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing