Engineering Manager 2 - Military Veterans

Requisition ID: R10179864

* Category: Engineering

* Location: Corinne, Utah, United States of America

* Clearance Type: None

* Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

* Shift: Days (United States of America)

* Travel Required: No

* Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

* Positions Available: 1

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, Space Systems, is seeking a* Engineering Manager 2 to join our team.   This position will be providing leadership to our Process Engineering* team at our facility located in Promontory, *Utah.

We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals.  Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry.

*Roles and Responsibilities:

* This Manager will report to the Sr. Manager of Process Engineering in the Science and Engineering organization that supports the Promontory Motor and North Plant Value Streams and will lead a team of 10 to 15 process engineers of diverse backgrounds and skill sets.

* The organization is responsible for supporting the Ingredient Prep, Propellant Mixing and Propellant Casting processes.  The key interfaces of this Process Engineering team include Value Stream Element Team Leads, Component Design, Analysis Engineering, Quality Engineering, Operations, Research & Development, Project Engineering, Program offices, and Supply Chain.

* Safety:  Ensure compliance to safety command media and drive a culture of safe behavior.

* Quality:  Ensure compliance to quality command media and support efforts to strive for zero defects through continuous improvement.

* Delivery:  Promote a collaborative environment with a focus on compliance, timely deliverables, and continuous improvement.

* Employee:  Ensure short and long term success through development, positive culture, succession planning, and strategic hiring.

* Cost:  Manage material and labor budgets in addition to strategic input to Facility and Tooling requests

Job Duties:

Specific responsibilities include assisting the Sr. Manager with the following:

* Establish, foster, and maintain a culture of Safety First.

* Drive a culture of compliance to command media, standards, and best practices.

* Improve planning, execution, and tracking methods to increase engineering process excellence.

* Initiate continuous improvement activities to create high quality and efficient processes and standards.

* Ensure high quality and timely delivery of process documents for downstream use

* Manage multiple program priorities on engineering deliverables

* Implement and utilize effective knowledge management processes and tools to identify, capture, and daily utilize our collective wisdom, learning, and knowledge.

* Assure that the organization is properly staffed, equipped and trained to meet current and future program requirements.

* Ensure leadership and key subject matter expert succession plans are in place and be proactive by coaching and mentoring key talent to be able to assume increased responsibilities.

* Utilize effective talent management strategies to attract, retain, develop and engage outstanding people for the organization.

* Manage workloads and ensure staffing needs are fulfilled and projects are appropriately resourced as well as supporting off-shift production/procurement needs that arise

* Monitor and implement employee development plans

* Provides guidance, direction, and performance feedback directly to a group on moderately difficult challenges resulting in high impact to the business

* Coach, support, and motivate to ensure a high performing engineering team. Create and maintain development and succession plans for team members and lead recruiting efforts to maintain team capabilities.

* Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with other organizations including other disciplines in Science & Engineering, Program Management, Tool Design, Operations, and Safety & Mission Assurance.

* Develop, communicate and implement vision, strategy, goals and metrics to achieve business objectives for safety, quality, customer satisfaction, schedule, cost, and continuous improvement.

* Increase the understanding and use of strategy deployment, kaizen, problem solving, and lessons learned.

* Manage material and labor budgets

* Provide input on facility, maintenance, and tooling expenditures and priorities

Basic Qualifications:

* Candidate must have a minimum of 8 years of experience with a BS or a minimum of 6 years with a MS in a science or engineering discipline.

* Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills including team building and navigation, personal and career development, technical and inter-personal problem resolution, work planning and allocation, etc.

* Knowledge of Value Stream Organization systems, requirements, processes, culture, etc.

* Experience with RCCA methodologies

* Experience with Process Engineering Business Systems. (Cost Point, ESI, epic (EPLM), TCN, etc)

Preferred Qualifications: 

* Experience with manufacturing, process development, proposals, and processing instructions desired.

* Experience in leading cross-functional project teams or engineering teams.

* Demonstrated behavior as a driver for change and continuous improvement.

* Experience in working with energetic materials

* Knowledge of HOPs requirements

Position Benefits

As 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 and Wellness Resources

* Employee Discounts

*Salary Range: *$135,100 - $202,700

The 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.