SDS Division - Structural Engineering Manager 2 -

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10105018Category: EngineeringLocation: Huntsville, AL, USACitizenship Required: United States CitizenshipClearance Type: SecretTelecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be availablePositions Available: 1At 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.Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Structural Engineering Manager Level 2 to join the Strategic Deterrence Systems Division (SDS) Engineering and Manufacturing (E&M) Team. This position is located in Huntsville, AL and supports the SDS E&M Homeroom organization. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force's sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.What You'll Get To Do:--- As a Functional Manager, you will be required to provide a wide range of people leadership, mentoring activities and foster a culture that allows employees to learn and grow. You will facilitate and execute the performance management cycle for your direct reports. This includes setting goals, mid and end-of-year reviews as well as performance evaluations and compensation. This role will also require you to mentor your direct reports in many ways. You will be their first line of contact for things such as career growth, training and certifications funding, stretch assignments, etc.--- Essential Functions: --- Promotes the professional development of the Homeroom workforce and fosters a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement. --- Managing and guiding direct report annual goals, performance evaluations and compensations reviews --- Ensure accurate time charging and timecard approvals --- Conflict resolution, managing performance issues and improvement plans --- Career growth mentoring for team of direct reports --- Aligning direct reports to technical roles based on program needs --- Helping identify stretch assignments and opportunities--- This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise up to 20% of the candidate's time.--- The candidate will have 80% technical responsibilities: supporting SDS programs as an engineer within their same function. Candidate will act across multiple organizations to drive execution. Best technical fit will be assessed as part of the interview process."This role will also:--- Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.--- Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities--- Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance--- Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning and support iteration execution--- Collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring activitiesAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage- 401k- Educational Assistance- Life Insurance- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions- Paid Time Off- Health & Wellness Resources- Employee DiscountsThis positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Relocation assistance may be available.Basic Qualifications:--- Bachelor's Degree (BS) in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) related degree with a minimum 6 years of related experience--- 2+ years experience with Abaqus, Ansys or Nastran--- At least 1 year of experience leading teams and training others--- Active DOD Secret clearance required to startPreferred Qualifications:--- Bachelor degree (BS) in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or Professional Engineer's License--- Master's degree in Business--- In depth familiarity with the majority of the following: Ansys, Abaqus, FEMAP, Nastran, LS-DYNA, MathCad, Matlab.--- Strong experience leading teams and training others.--- Experience with individual contributor performance assessments--- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills--- Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers--- Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans#GBSDLeadershipSalary Range: $134,400 USD - $201,600 USDEmployees 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.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 most positions.

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