Engineering Integration Manager

Northrop Grumman; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development

Paid parental leave – 18 weeks

Novated car lease salary packaging

Health & Wellbeing program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the ongoing uplift of the Engineering Management System (EMS). You will shape strategy into practical outcomes across people, processes and tools, deliver the EMS roadmap, and work with program teams to improve how engineering is executed at scale.

Based in Fortitude Valley or Springfield, Queensland, this hybrid role requires Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain an NV1 security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams or capability initiatives.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, deliverable outcomes across people, processes and tools.
• Credibility with engineers, program leaders and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the EMS roadmap and drive delivery of agreed improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop a small team supporting Engineering People, Process and Tool outcomes.
• Partner with programs, engineering leaders and stakeholders across the business.
• Prioritise resources and coordinate activities to achieve functional objectives.
• Support continuous improvement across engineering capability, governance and execution.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Stakeholder management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Defence sector experience

Tools

MS Project

Risk management tools

Job description

Description

We are Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA). Our 800 strong team is leveraging unparalleled global resources to deliver sovereign Defence capability aligned to the Government’s priorities across Aeronautics, Mission Critical Systems, Space and Guided Weapons. As we build our business and our capabilities, we are also developing a reputation as a great place to work. Help us define what is possible for our nation and for your career.

The Role: Across the Northrop Grumman Australia business, our engineering processes, tools and governance have developed over time. We're now bringing these together into a more cohesive Engineering Management System, and this role will play a leading role in shaping that transition, translating strategy into practical outcomes across people, processes, tools and programs. You'll own the ongoing uplift of the EMS, helping define what good looks like and driving the initiatives needed to get there. Around half of your time will be focused on developing and delivering the EMS roadmap. The other half will see you working directly with program teams, engineering leads and capture activities, helping solve delivery challenges while identifying opportunities to improve how engineering is executed across the business. Success won't come from writing procedures. It will come from your ability to bring people with you, influence priorities, break complex work into achievable outcomes and maintain momentum when competing business demands inevitably emerge. The scope is broad. You'll work across systems engineering, design, technical services, business development and capture activities, with visibility across multiple programs rather than being tied to a single project. If your experience has given you a clear view of what good engineering governance and execution looks like, this role provides the platform to put that into practice at scale.

This role is based in Fortitude Valley or Springfield, Queensland. Hybrid working arrangements and a 9-day fortnight are available. Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance are mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the EMS roadmap and drive delivery of agreed improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop a small team supporting Engineering People, Process and Tool outcomes.
• Partner with programs, engineering leaders and stakeholders across the business.
• Prioritise resources and coordinate activities to achieve functional objectives.
• Support continuous improvement across engineering capability, governance and execution.

About You

You're an experienced engineering leader who understands how large, complex organisations operate. You may come from Defence, aerospace, aviation, transport or another engineering-intensive environment and have experience working across multiple programs, stakeholders and competing priorities.

• Experience leading engineering teams, capability initiatives or functional improvement programs.
• Strong planning and delivery skills, with the ability to turn strategy into action.
• Sound judgement when balancing priorities, resources and business needs.
• Credibility with engineers, program leaders and senior stakeholders.
• The ability to influence, build alignment and bring people with you through change.

Most importantly, you're someone who sees opportunities to improve the bigger picture and has the persistence to make those improvements happen.

What we Offer

We have built our benefits to help you define your possible.

• Professional Development – further education, leadership development, professional industry memberships and unlimited access to a range of online training
• Purchased additional annual leave – 2 weeks
• Salary packaging including novated car leases
• Generous paid parental leave – 18 Weeks
• Volunteer and enhanced Reservist Leave
• Health & Wellbeing program
• Employee Assistance Program

Everyone Matters Doing the right thing and sharing success are two values underpinning how we behave at Northrop Grumman. Here, everyone matters including candidates from diverse backgrounds. We are particularly proud of our commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as demonstrated through our Second Innovate RAP (2024-2026), and our support for Veteran employment, and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Veterans to apply to join our team.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.

We are proud to be WORK180 accredited – check us out here Northrop Grumman Australia | WORK180 Endorsed Employer

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.